' ful Deaths were inflicted not only upon thoſe great Counſellors,
who were the only Authors of that vile Uſage of the Ambaſſadors ; bur upon a great number of the People who were innocent from that Crime. And therefore it is probably conceived, that David ex- erciſed this Cruelty whilſt his Heart was hardned, and impenitent ; and when he was bereaved of that free and good Spirit of God, which would have taught him more Mercy and Moderation. e He ſawed them to Death : of which Puniſhment we have Examples, both in Scripture, Heb. 11. 37. and in other Authors. f He cauſed them to be laid down upon the Ground, 'and torn by ſharp Iron Harrows drawn over them, and hewed in picces by keen Axes. g z.e. 'To be burnt in Brick-kilns. Or, -2ade them to paſs through the furnace of Malchen: i. e. of Moloch, called alſo M:ilchom, and here Mal- chen ; Puniſhing them with their own Sin, and with the ſame kind of Puniſhment which they inflifted upon their own Chil- dren : See 2 Kings 16. 3. and 23- 19, and Levit. 38, 24. and 20, 2: and Deut, 18. 10. ;
CH A ÞP. XIIL Ammon loveth his ſiſter Tamar : raviſbeth her : then hateth and ariveth her away, 1, ---=19 Ab(alom entertaineth and revengeth her with 4mnon's death, 20 --=-- 29. David is grieved; Abſolom fleeth to Geſur : 30. 3g. N D it came to paſs after this, that Abſolom the A ſon of David had a fair ſiſter a, whoſe name was Tamar: atid Amnon the ſon .of David loved her. s His Siſter by Father and Mother : See 2 Sam. 3. 3. 2 And Amnon was {o vexed, that he felllick b for his | ſiſter Tamar, for ſhe was a virgin c, and F Amnon + Heb. « chought it hard for him to do any thing to her. WAS MAr- b The Paſſion of his Mind diſturbed his Body, as is uſual. c. And wellous, or therefore diligently kept, fo as he could not get private Converſe hidden in with her ; and withal Modeſt, and abhorring any compliance with the eyes of his Lufſtful Deſires, both from her Inclination and Intereſt, Amnon, 2 But Amnon had a friend whoſe name was Jona- dab, the ſon of Shimeah 4d, Davids brother: and Jona-
dab was a very | ſubtil man. 4 Called alſo Shammah, 1 Sam. 16. 9. 4 Aad he ſaid unto him, Why art thou, being the
F Heb.
w:je,
t Heb. morning by morning.
celimef? And Amnon ſaid unto tim, I love Tamar my Brother Abſaioms ſiſter.
e Heb. from morning to morning : for, whereas in the Day he had many Diverſions, and Refreſhments; in the Night he was peſter'd with tormenting Thoughts and Paſſions ; the Effe&Ets whereof ap-
eared in his Countenance in the Morning. . f Thy fure Friend and faithful Servant, who am ready to adviſe and afliit thee.
5 And Jonadab ſaid unto him, lay thee down on thy bed, and make thy ſelf fick : and when thy facher cometh co ſ-e thee, ſay unto him, I pray thee, let my ſiſter g Tamar come, and give me mear, and dreſs the
T Heb. my I take the city, and Þ it be called after my name 6.
Yamebeca. 2 For having taken one part of the City, he concluded the re-
ea upon 73. maining part of it could nor long ttand our # Leſt I have the Honour of raking it. Thus he ſeeks to ingiafiate himlelf with the King, by pretending great care for ius taonour and /ntereſt!
mear in my fight, that I may ſce it, and cat #t at her hand þ.
£ So he calls her, to prevent the ſuſpicion ofany diſhoneſt Deſign
uponſo near a Relation, whom neither Nature, ner RefpeCtand At- 3C3 teftion
|
9 = TIDAT®"-xE> 17!
_ OOO"— — ——
OL rn iS or On Fn WW en ner EB In S r ID ES De SELIG Do Pe CIWS Hin tc nn eng nn ——_
kings ſon, +lean + from day to day e ? wilt thou nor FHeb.rhin.
/ F ' | i [ 7 : |
| |
vwyop XIII. IE.
; it hi vitiate. þ Pretending, that his Sto-! —— eſt eat nothing but ike he ſaw dreſ- ſed, and that by a Perſon whom he much affeRed.
6 So Amnon lay down, and made himſelf ſick : and when the king was come to ſee him, Amnonſaid unto the king, I pray thee, ler Tamar my ſiſter come, and make me a couple of cakes in my ſight, that I may eat
at her hand. :
7 Then David ſent down to Tamar, ſaying, Go
now to thy Brother Amnons houſe, and dreſs him meat z. 57
| 7 It is ſtrange, that ſo wiſe and ſagacious a Pecſon as Davis, did
bes: not ſee through ſo vain a Pretence : ' but that muſt be aſcribed part-
ly to the Inſtin&s of Nature, which generally preſerve near Rela-
tions from fuch monſtrous Attions ; and partly to God's Provi-
dence, which blinded David's Mind, that he might bring upon him
the deſigned and threatned Judgements.
— - Tamar went to her Brother Amnons houſe,
7,9 ( and he was laid down & ) and be took || flour, and
kneaded jr, and made cakes in his ſight, and did bake
| the cakes.
* k Upon his Bed, or rather his Couch.
WI 9. And ſhe took a pan, and poured them out / before him, but he refuſed to cat. And Amnon ſaid, Have out all men from me : and they went out every man
from him. 1 Out ofthe Frying-pan into the Diſh. 10 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. o, m An inner Chamber : either, 1. That wherein he lay ſick upon his Bed, where alſo Tamar made the Cakes in his ſight, who then carried them out into the next Room, to bring them in again when he called for them Or rather, 2. Another Chamber. 4mn0n lying upon his Couch in one Chamber where the Company were with him, where alſo ſhe made the Cakes before him, firſt ſendeth all out of that Rom, and then riſeth from his Couch, and, upon ſome pre-
better opportunity for his intended wickedneſs.
II And when the had brought them unto him to eat, ; he took hold of her, and ſaid unto her, Come lie with | -— me, my ſiſter. 8 12 And ſhe anſwered him, Nay, my brother », dc & f Heb. not fforce meo: for * | noſuch thing ought to be done | bumble me. 50 T{rael p ; do not thou this folly.
Lev. » Whom Nature both teacheth ro abhor ſuch Thoughts, and 83 obligeth rodefend me from ſuch a Miſchief with thy utmoſt hazard, s if another ſhould attemp it. o Thou ſhould} abhor it. if I were
4 _ 7% willing ; bur to add Violence to thy Filthineſs, is Abominable q ſo be ame. ? Among God's People who are taught better things + who alic will be infinitly reproached for ſuch 2 baſe Aftion. :
13 And1, whither ſhall I cauſe my ſhame to go q* And as for thee, thou ſhalt be as one of the Fools ir Ifraelr : now therefore pray thee, ſpeak unto the king
for he will not withold me from thee /.