2 Samuel 17:7
5 Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”
6 So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”
Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
8 He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.
9 Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
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.
Compare
- BSB
- Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
- KJV
- And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
- WEB
- Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
- ASV
- And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.
- DARBY
- And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.
- BLB
- And Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel [is] not good that Ahithophel has counseled at this time.”
- ÅB
- Da sa Husai til Absalom: Det er ikke noe godt råd Akitofel denne gang har gitt.
- OTB
- Da sa Husjai til Absalom: "Det rådet som Akitofel har gitt denne gangen er ikke godt."
- B1930
- Da sa Husai til Absalom: Det er ikke noget godt råd Akitofel denne gang har gitt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 31:8
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.
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