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2 Samuel 17:3

1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”
KJV
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
WEB
and I will bring back all the people to you. The man whom you seek is as if all returned. All the people shall be in peace.”
ASV
and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: [so] all the people shall be in peace.
DARBY
and I will bring back all the people to thee. The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: all the people shall be in peace.
BLB
and bring back all the people to you. At the returning of all except the man whom you are seeking, all the people will be at peace.”
ÅB
og jeg vil føre alt folket tilbake til deg. At alle vender tilbake, avhenger av at det går slik med den mann du søker etter; alt folket kan da være i fred.
OTB
og jeg vil føre hele folket tilbake til deg. Alle kommer tilbake når mannen du søker er borte; da vil hele folket være i fred."
B1930
og jeg vil føre alt folket tilbake til dig. At alle vender tilbake, avhenger av at det går således med den mann du søker efter; alt folket kan da være i fred.

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Cross references

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3

    For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

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  • Isaiah 48:22

    There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:21

    And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

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  • Isaiah 57:21

    There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

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