Jonadab, Amnon’s friend, tells him to lie down on his bed and pretend to be sick
암논의 친구 요나답이 침상에 누워 병든체하라고 말함
2 Samuel 13:3–5: But Amnon has a friend whose name is Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab is a very subtle man. He says to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon says to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.” Jonadab says to him, “Lay down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.’”
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- 2SA 13:3–5, engwebp
3But Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab was a very subtle man.
4He said to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon said to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.”
5Jonadab said to him, “Lay down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.’”
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Jonadab — Took part in — Jonadab, Amnon’s friend, tells him to lie down on his bed and pretend to be sick
Evidence: 2 Samuel 13:3–5
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Amnon — Took part in — Jonadab, Amnon’s friend, tells him to lie down on his bed and pretend to be sick
Evidence: 2 Samuel 13:3–5
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[Bibliadatum entry report] Entry: Jonadab, Amnon’s friend, tells him to lie down on his bed and pretend to be sick (event-2sa-13-jonadabs-counsel) Address: https://bibliadatum.org/en/wiki/event/2sa-13-jonadabs-counsel Current wording: 2 Samuel 13:3–5: But Amnon has a friend whose name is Jonadab the son of Shimeah, David’s brother; and Jonadab is a very subtle man. He says to him, “Why, son of the king, are you so sad from day to day? Won’t you tell me?” Amnon says to him, “I love Tamar, my brother Absalom’s sister.” Jonadab says to him, “Lay down on your bed and pretend to be sick. When your father comes to see you, tell him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and prepare the food in my sight, that I may see it and eat it from her hand.’” Cited evidence: 2SA 13:3–5, engwebp Review state: ai-assisted / human-review-pending What looks wrong: (not written yet) --- This collection records what the text says and does not settle interpretation. A report about a reading that divides opinion may be registered as an unresolved issue rather than corrected.