2 Samuel 17:5 - Plain English Version

⁵ Then Absalom said, “All right, what about that man Hushai, from the Arek mob? Tell him to come here. We will listen to him too.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Absalom said, Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he says.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

⁵ But Absalom said, “Call Hushai from Erek. Let’s hear what he has to say as well.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ But Absalom said, "Summon Hushai the Archite, and let us hear what he also may say."

2 Samuel 17:5 Cross References

2 Samuel 17:4

Absalom and the elders of Israel agreed. They said, “This is a good plan.”

2 Samuel 17:6

Hushai came, and Absalom told him the things Ahithofel said. Then he asked Hushai, “So what do you think? Can we listen to his plan? Or maybe not? What do you reckon?”