2 Samuel 13:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.””

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BSBPD

“Then David sent word to Tamar at the palace: “Please go to the house of Amnon your brother and prepare a meal for him.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him meat.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to thy brother Amnon’s house, and dress him food.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And David sendeth unto Tamar, to the house, saying, `Go, I pray thee, to the house of Amnon thy brother, and make for him food.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 13:7 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Chronicles 15:1David constructed buildings for himself in the City of David, and he prepared a place for the ark of God and pitched a tent for it.

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