Jonadab said to him, Lay you down on your bed, and feign yourself sick: and when your father comes to see you, tell him, Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Make yourself sick - “Pretend you are ill.” (Compare 2 Samuel 14:2.)

That I may see it - He was to pretend that he …

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Make yourself sick. —Rather, Feign yourself sick. It has already been mentioned in 2 Samuel 13:2 that Amnon “…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Jonadab said unto him Being a subtle man, he presently formed a scheme to relieve him, and open a way for the enjoyme…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Henceforth, David was followed by one trouble after another. Adultery and murder were David's sins. Similar sins among his children were the beginn…

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