Then someone reported to David, ‘Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.’ ‘Lord,’ David pleaded, ‘please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness! ’
2 Samuel 17:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then Absalom said, ‘Summon Hushai the Archite also. Let’s hear what he has to say as well.’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Absalom said, Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he says. American Standard Version (1901) Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith. Common English Bible But Absalom said, “Call Hushai from Erek. Let’s hear what he has to say as well.” Catholic Public Domain Version But Absalom said, "Summon Hushai the Archite, and let us hear what he also may say." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But Absalom said: Call Chusai the Arachite; and let us hear what he also saith. |
Then someone reported to David, ‘Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.’ ‘Lord,’ David pleaded, ‘please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness! ’
So Hushai came to Absalom, and Absalom told him, ‘Ahithophel offered this proposal. Should we carry out his proposal? If not, what do you say? ’
He asked them, ‘What message do you advise that we send back to this people who said to me, “Lighten the yoke your father put on us”? ’