Bible Strands
2 Samuel 13:9
Then she brought the pan and set it down before him, but he refused to eat. “Send everyone away!” said Amnon. And everyone went out.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Amnon speaks to his attendants after Tamar presents the baked cakes, ordering them to leave the room before he makes his next request.
The words — וַ/יְמָאֵ֖ן (va/y.ma.'En) means "and he refused," describing Amnon’s rejection of the food Tamar prepared.
The thread — The command to clear the room echoes the isolation motif in Genesis 45:1 and Judges 3:19, where a figure removes witnesses to speak privately.
Why it lands — The text records a deliberate withdrawal of witnesses, requiring the reader to note how private settings precede consequential actions without prescribing a moral judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.
Cross-references
- Genesis 45:1 Then Joseph could no longer control himself before all his attendants, and he cried out, “Send everyone away from me!” So none of them were with Joseph when he made himself known to his brothers.
- Judges 3:19 But upon reaching the idols near Gilgal, he himself turned back and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” “Silence,” said the king, and all his attendants left him.
- John 3:20 Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.