2 Samuel 15:31 - Easy To Read Version A person told David, “Ahithophel is one of the people who made plans with Absalom.” Then David prayed, “Lord, I ask you to make Ahithophel’s advice useless.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition David was told, Ahithophel [your counselor] is among the conspirators with Absalom. David said, O Lord, I pray You, turn Ahithophel's counsel into foolishness. American Standard Version (1901) And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. Common English Bible David was told that Ahithophel was also among the conspirators with Absalom, so he prayed, “Please, LORD, make Ahithophel’s advice foolish.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then it was reported to David that Ahithophel also had joined in swearing with Absalom. And David said, " O Lord, I beg you, to uncover the foolishness of the counsel of Ahithophel." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it was told David that Achitophel also was in the conspiracy with Absalom, and David said: Infatuate, O Lord, I beseech thee, the counsel of Achitophel. |
Ahithophel was one of David’s advisers. Ahithophel was from the town of Giloh. While Absalom was offering sacrifices, [83] he called Ahithophel to come from his city (Giloh). Absalom’s plans were working very well and more and more people began to support him.
At that time, the advice of Ahithophel was very {important} to both David and Absalom. It was as {important as} God’s word to a man.
Absalom and all the Israelites said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than Ahithophel’s advice.” {They said this} because it was the Lord’s plan. The Lord had planned to make Ahithophel’s good advice useless. That is how the Lord would punish Absalom.
Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not accept his advice. Ahithophel put a saddle on his donkey and went back to his home town. He made plans for his family and then he hanged himself. After Ahithophel died, the people buried him in his father’s tomb. [101]
But Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Arkite. I also want to hear what he says.”
God stops the plans of clever, evil people,\par so they have no success.\par
People are saying hateful things about me.\par People are attacking me for no reason.\par
“Lord, I have many, many enemies.\par Many people have turned against me.\par
My best friend ate with me.\par I trusted him.\par But now, even he has turned against me.\par
If it were an enemy insulting me,\par I could bear it.\par If it were my enemies attacking me,\par I could hide.\par
The people of Egypt will be confused. The people will ask their false gods and wise men what they should do. The people will ask their wizards and magicians. But their advice will be worthless.”
False prophets {\cf2\super [397]} tell lies, but the Lord shows their lies are false. The Lord makes foolish people of the men that do magic. The Lord confuses even wise men. They think they know much, but the Lord makes them look foolish.
“I am not talking about all of you. I know the people I have chosen. But what the Scripture {\cf2\super [208]} said must happen: ‘The man that shared my food has turned against me.’ {\cf2\super [209]}
Where is the wise person? Where is the educated person? Where is the philosopher {\cf2\super [7]} of this time? God has made the wisdom of the world foolish.
That kind of “wisdom” does not come from God. That “wisdom” comes from the world. It is not spiritual. It is from the devil.