Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 13:5

5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee down on thy bed, and make thy felt sick: and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister Tamar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand .

So he calls her, to prevent the suspition of any dishonest Design upon so near a Relation, whom neither Nature nor respect and affection would permit him to Vi[illegible: 1+ letters]iate.

Pretending, that his Stomack was so nice, that he could Fat nothing but what he saw dressed, and that by a Person whom he much affected.