SEV Biblia, Chapter 13:5
Y Jonadab le dijo: Acuéstate en tu cama, y finge que estás enfermo; y cuando tu padre viniere a visitarte, dile: Te ruego que venga mi hermana Tamar, para que me conforte con alguna comida, y aderece delante de mí alguna vianda, para que viendo yo, la coma de su mano.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 5. And Jonadab said unto him , etc.] Being a subtle man, he presently formed a scheme to relieve him, and open a way for the enjoyment of what he desired: lay thee down on thy bed, and make thyself sick ; feign thyself sick, pretend that thou art so, by lying down on the bed, and making complaints of one kind or another: and when thy father cometh to see thee ; as he quickly would, after hearing of his illness, being very affectionate to his children: say unto him, I pray thee let, my sister Tamar come, and give me meat ; here he is directed to call her not Absalom’s sister, but his own, the more to cover his ill design upon her: and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see [it], and eat [it] at her hand ; pretending that his stomach was very weak and squeamish, that he could not eat anything which his servants dressed for him, and which he did not see done with his own eyes.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-20 - From henceforward David was followed with one trouble after another Adultery and murder were David's sins, the like sins among his children were the beginnings of his punishment: he was too indulgent to his children. Thus David might trace the sins of his children to his ow misconduct, which must have made the anguish of the chastisement worse Let no one ever expect good treatment from those who are capable of attempting their seduction; but it is better to suffer the greates wrong than to commit the least sin.
Original Hebrew
ויאמר 559 לו יהונדב 3082 שׁכב 7901 על 5921 משׁכבך 4904 והתחל 2470 ובא 935 אביך 1 לראותך 7200 ואמרת 559 אליו 413 תבא 935 נא 4994 תמר 8559 אחותי 269 ותברני 1262 לחם 3899 ועשׂתה 6213 לעיני 5869 את 853 הבריה 1279 למען 4616 אשׁר 834 אראה 7200 ואכלתי 398 מידה׃ 3027
