2 Samuel 16:23 - The Scriptures 1998

²³ Now the advice Aḥ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²³ And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ And the counsel of Ahithophel in those days was as if a man had consulted the word of God; so was all Ahithophel's counsel considered both by David and by Absalom.

American Standard Version (1901)

²³ And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

Common English Bible

²³ Now in those days, the advice Ahithophel gave was like asking for a word from God. That’s why Ahithophel’s advice was valued by both David and Absalom.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Now the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was treated as if one were consulting God. So was every counsel of Ahithophel, both when he was with David, and when he was with Absalom.

2 Samuel 16:23 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:12

Aḇ

2 Samuel 15:31

And Dawiḏ

2 Samuel 17:1

And Aḥ

2 Samuel 17:14

Aḇ

2 Samuel 17:23

And Aḥ

Job 28:28

And He said to man, ‘See, the fear of יהוה, that is wisdom, and to turn from evil is understanding.’ ”

Job 5:12

thwarting the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands do not work effectively;

Psalm 19:7

The Torah of יהוה  is perfect, bringing back the being; The witness of יהוה  is trustworthy, making wise the simple;

Psalm 28:2

Hear the voice of my prayers when I cry to You, When I lift up my hands Toward Your Set-apart Speaking Place.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment stink, ferment; a little folly outweighs wisdom, esteem.

Jeremiah 4:22

“For My people are foolish, they have not known Me. They are stupid children, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”

Jeremiah 8:9

“The wise shall be put to shame, they shall be broken down and caught. See, they have rejected the Word of יהוה, so what wisdom do they have?

Numbers 27:21

“And he is to stand before Elʽ

Matthew 11:25

At that time יהושע  responding, said, “I thank You, Father, Master of the heavens and earth, because You have hidden these matters from clever and learned ones and have revealed them to babes.

Luke 16:8

“And the master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly, because the sons of this age are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.

Romans 1:22

Claiming to be wise, they became fools,

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, let it be as the Words of Elohim. If anyone serves, let it be as with the strength which Elohim provides, so that Elohim might be praised in it all through יהושע  Messiah, to whom belong the esteem and the rule forever and ever. Amĕ

1 Samuel 30:8

And Dawiḏ