2 Samuel 17:14 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹⁴ 9 And a woman took, and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as it were to dry sodden barley: and so the thing was not known.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel. For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Jehovah had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ Then Absalom and everyone in Israel agreed, “The advice of Hushai from Erek is better than Ahithophel’s advice.” This was because the LORD had decided to counter Ahithophel’s good advice so that the LORD could bring disaster on Absalom.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, said: "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel." So, by an act of the Lord, the useful counsel of Ahithophel was defeated, in order that the Lord might lead evil over Absalom.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁴ And Absalom, and all the men of Israel said: The counsel of Chusai the Arachite is better than the counsel of Achitophel. And by the will of the Lord the profitable counsel of Achitophel was defeated, that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:14 Cross References

Genesis 32:28

9 Jacob asked him, Tell me by what name art thou called? He answered: Why dost thou ask my name? And he blessed him in the same place.

2 Samuel 15:31

6 And there are with them their two sons Achimaas the son of Sadoc, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar: and you shall send by them to me every thing that you shall hear.

2 Samuel 15:34

And the king said to Siba: What mean these things? And Siba answered: The asses are for the king's household to sit on: and the loaves and the figs for thy servants to eat, and the wine to drink if any man be faint in the desert.

2 Samuel 16:23

But Absalom said: Call Chusai the Arachite, and let us hear what he also saith.

2 Chronicles 10:15

And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.

2 Chronicles 10:8

3 And the king answered roughly, leaving the counsel of the ancients.

2 Chronicles 25:16

1 So Joas king of Israel went up, and they presented themselves to be seen by one another: and Amasias king of Juda was in Bethsames of Juda:

2 Chronicles 25:20

5 And Amasias the son of Joas king of Juda lived, after the death of Joas the son of Joachaz king of Israel, fifteen years.

Nehemiah 4:15

0 In what place soever you shall hear the sound of the trumpet, run all thither unto us: our God will fight for us.

Job 12:17

2 He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth up to light the shadow of death.

Psalm 9:15

Whilst the wicked man is proud, the poor is set on fire: they are caught in the counsels which they devise.

Psalm 9:16

For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed.

Exodus 9:16

8 Behold I will cause it to rain to morrow at this same hour, an exceeding great hail: such as hath not been in Egypt from the day that it was founded, until this present time.

Proverbs 19:21

8 An unjust witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.

Proverbs 21:30

It is a proverb: A young man according to his way, even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Isaiah 8:10

8 Behold I and my children, whom the Lord hath given me for a sign, and for a wonder in Israel from the Lord of hosts, who dwelleth in mount Sion.

Lamentations 3:37

5 Samech. Thou hast made me as an outcast, and refuse in the midst of the people.

Amos 9:3

1 In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David, that is fallen: and I will close up the breaches of the walls thereof, and repair what was fallen: and I will rebuild it as in the days of old.

Luke 16:8

6 The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one useth violence towards it.

1 Corinthians 3:19

Therefore judge not before the time; until the Lord come, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will make manifest the counsels of the hearts; and then shall every man have praise from God.

Deuteronomy 2:30

5 Except the cattle which came to the share of them that took them: and the spoils of the cities, which we took:

Joshua 11:20

Sehon king of the Amorrhites, who dwelt in Hesebon, and had dominion from Aroer, which is seated upon the bank of the torrent Arnon, and of the middle part in the valley, and of half Galaad, as far as the torrent Jaboc, which is the border of the children of Ammon.