Then someone told David saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Adonai, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
2 Samuel 17:7 - Tree of Life Version So Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time. American Standard Version (1901) And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good. Common English Bible Hushai said to Absalom, “This time, the advice Ahithophel has given isn’t right. Catholic Public Domain Version And Hushai said to Absalom, "The counsel that Ahithophel has given at this time is not good." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good. |
Then someone told David saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Adonai, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
but if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king—I was your father’s servant from then, but now I will be your servant,’ then you can thwart Ahithophel’s counsel for me.
So Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go to your father’s concubines whom he has left to take care of the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself abhorrent to your father and the hands of all who are with you will also be strengthened.”
When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him saying, “This is what Ahithophel has advised. Should we follow his counsel? If not, you will speak.”
Open your mouth on behalf of those unable to speak, for the justice of all who are destitute.