2 Samuel 16:21 - Easy To Read Version

²¹ Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Your father left some of his wives [96] here to take care of the house. Go and have sexual relations with them. Then all the Israelites will hear that your father hates you. And all of your people will be encouraged to give you more support.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's concubines whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be made strong.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

Common English Bible

²¹ “Have sex with your father’s secondary wives—the ones he left to take care of the palace,” Ahithophel told Absalom. “Then all Israel will hear that you have alienated yourself from your father, and everyone who supports you will be encouraged.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And Ahithophel said to Absalom: "Enter to the concubines of your father, whom he left behind in order to care for the house. Thus, when all of Israel will hear that you disgraced your father, their hands may be strengthened with you."

2 Samuel 16:21 Cross References

Genesis 34:30

But Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have given me much trouble. All the people in this place will hate me. All the Canaanite people and the Perizzite people will turn against me. There are only a few of us. If the people in this place gather together to fight against us, then I will be destroyed. And all our people will be destroyed with me.”

Genesis 35:22

Israel stayed there for a short time. While he was there, Reuben slept with Israel’s woman servant [214] Bilhah. Israel heard about this and was very angry.

Genesis 38:16

So Judah went to her and said, “Let me have sexual relations with you” (Judah did not know that she was Tamar, his daughter-in-law.)

2 Samuel 10:6

The Ammonites saw that they had become David’s enemies. So the Ammonites hired Arameans from Beth Rehob and Zobah. There were 20,000 Aramean foot soldiers. The Ammonites also hired the king of Maacah with 1,000 men and 12,000 men from Tob.

2 Samuel 12:11

“This is what the Lord says: ‘I am bringing trouble against you. This trouble will come from your own family. I will take your wives from you and give them to a person who is very close to you. This person will sleep with your wives, and everyone will know it! [66]

2 Samuel 13:5

Jonadab said to Amnon, “Go to bed. Act like you are sick. Then your father will come to see you. Tell him, ‘Please let my sister Tamar come in and give me food to eat. Let her make the food in front of me. Then I will see it, and eat it from her hand.’”

2 Samuel 15:16

King David went out with all of the people in his house. The king left ten of his wives [84] to take care of the house.

2 Samuel 16:20

Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Please tell us what we should do.”

2 Samuel 17:7

Hushai said to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not good this time.”

2 Samuel 2:7

Now be strong and brave. Your lord, Saul, is dead. But the family group of Judah has anointed [10] me to be their king.”

2 Samuel 20:3

David went back to his house in Jerusalem. David had left ten of his wives [114] to take care of the house. David had put these women in a special house. [115] He put guards around this house. The women stayed in this house until they died. David took care of the women and gave them food, but he did not have sexual relations with them. They lived like widows until they died.

1 Kings 11:25

Rezon ruled Aram. Rezon hated Israel, so he continued to be an enemy of Israel all of the time that Solomon lived. Rezon and Hadad caused much trouble for Israel.

1 Kings 2:17

Adonijah said, “I know that King Solomon will do anything you ask him. So please ask him to let me marry Abishag, the woman from Shunem.”

1 Kings 2:22

King Solomon answered his mother, “Why are you asking me to give Abishag to Adonijah? Why don’t you just ask me to let him be king too! After all, he is my older brother. Abiathar the priest and Joab will support him!”

Leviticus 18:8

You must not have sexual relations with your father’s wife {even if she is not your mother}. Why? Because that is like having sexual relations with your father. [314]

Leviticus 20:11

If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, then both the man and the woman must be put to death. They are responsible for their own death. [353] It is as if that man had had sexual relations with his father! [354]

Zechariah 8:13

People began using the names Israel and Judah in their curses. But I will save Israel and Judah, and their names will become a blessing. So don’t be afraid. Be strong!”

1 Corinthians 5:1

People are really saying that there is sexual sin among you. And it is such a bad kind of sexual sin that it does not happen even among those people that don’t know God. People say that a man there has his father’s wife.

1 Samuel 13:4

All the Israelites heard the news. They said, “Saul has killed the Philistine leader. Now the Philistines really hate the Israelites!”

1 Samuel 27:12

Achish began to trust David. Achish said to himself, “Now David’s own people hate him. The Israelites hate David very much. Now David will serve me forever.”