John Gill's Bible Commentary Ver. 8. So Tamar went to her brother Amnon’s house , etc.] In obedience to the king’s commands, and in affection to her brother, with an innocent breast, having no suspicion of any design upon her chastity: (and he was laid down) ; upon a couch or bed in his chamber, as being sick as was pretended, into which she was introduced: and she took flour, and kneaded [it] ; made it into a paste: and made cakes in his sight ; a kind of fritters of them, as in the Talmud f216 : and did bake the cakes : or fried them in a frying pan, in oil.
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 ותלך1980 תמר8559 בית1004 אמנון550 אחיה251 והוא1931 שׁכב7901 ותקח3947 את853 הבצק1217 ותלושׁ3888 ותלבב3823 לעיניו5869 ותבשׁל1310 את853 הלבבות׃3834
