2 Samuel 17:1 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹ Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ MOREOVER, AHITHOPHEL said to Absalom, Let me choose 12,000 men and I will set out and pursue David this night.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

Common English Bible

¹ Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me pick twelve thousand men, and I will go after David tonight.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Then Ahithophel said to Absalom: "I will choose for myself twelve thousand men, and rising up, I will pursue David this night.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ And Achitophel said to Absalom: I will choose me twelve thousand men; and I will arise and pursue after David this night.

2 Samuel 17:1 Cross References

2 Samuel 16:23

Now in those days the counsel which Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the oracle of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, both by David and by Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:2

I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged, and throw him into a panic; and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down the king only,

Psalm 4:8

In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for thou alone, O Lord, makest me dwell in safety.

Proverbs 1:16

for their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

Proverbs 4:16

For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made some one stumble.