2 Samuel 13:8
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 13:8 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 13:8 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 13:8 — KJV
“So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. And she took flour, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes. flour: or, paste”
— 2 Samuel 13:8 (KJV)
2 Samuel 13:8 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 13:8
“So Amnon lay down, and made himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said unto the king, I pray thee, let Tamar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand.”
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“And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hand. And Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:8: tamar, brother, amnon
“And the woman had a fat calf in the house; and she hasted, and killed it, and took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof:”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:8: house, took, flour
“And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. persons: Heb. souls”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:8: went, brother, house
“And the people went about, and gathered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a mortar, and baked it in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 13:8: went, made, cakes
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