2 Samuel 17:4

New English Translation

This seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:3

and will bring the entire army back to you. In exchange for the life of the man you are seeking, you will get back everyone. The entire army will return unharmed.”

2 Samuel 17:5

But Absalom said, “Call for Hushai the Arkite, and let’s hear what he has to say.”

2 Chronicles 30:4

The proposal seemed appropriate to the king and the entire assembly.

Esther 1:21

The matter seemed appropriate to the king and the officials. So the king acted on the advice of Memucan.

Esther 5:14

Haman’s wife Zeresh and all his friends said to him, “Have a gallows seventy-five feet high built, and in the morning tell the king that Mordecai should be hanged on it. Then go with the king to the banquet contented.” It seemed like a good idea to Haman, so he had the gallows built.

Romans 1:32

Although they fully know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but also approve of those who practice them.

1 Samuel 23:21

Saul replied, “May you be blessed by the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.