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Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from your hand. Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.
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Deception and Innocence
Commentators explain that Amnon's request for Tamar to bring the food into an 'inner chamber' was a calculated, deceptive move. His stated desire to 'eat from thy hand' was merely a pretense to isolate her. Tamar, described as completely innocent and having no suspicion of her brother's evil intentions, complied, highlighting the tragic vulnerability that can come from misplaced trust.
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2 Samuel
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Reformed Baptist
And Amnon said unto Tamar, bring the meat into the chamber , &c.] An inner chamber, at a greater distance, where the…
Presbyterian
Henceforth, David was followed by one trouble after another. Adultery and murder were David's sins. Similar sins among his children were the beginn…
