Then someone told David saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Adonai, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
Nehemiah 4:15 - Tree of Life Version So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from dawn until the stars came out. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when our enemies heard that their plot was known to us and that God had frustrated their purpose, we all returned to the wall, everyone to his work. American Standard Version (1901) And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that it was known unto us, and God had brought their counsel to nought, that we returned all of us to the wall, every one unto his work. Common English Bible Then our enemies heard that we had found out and that God had spoiled their plans. So we all returned to doing our own work on the wall. Catholic Public Domain Version Then it happened that, when our enemies had heard that it had been reported to us, God defeated their counsel. And we all returned to the walls, each one to his own work. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And it came to pass, when our enemies heard that the thing had been told us, that God defeated their counsel. And we returned all of us to the walls, every man to his work. |
Then someone told David saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Adonai, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Adonai had ordained to thwart Ahithophel’s good counsel, so that Adonai might bring evil upon Absalom.
Also at that time I said to the people, “Let every man and his helper lodge inside Jerusalem, so they can be guards for us by night and workers by day.”
There is no wisdom, there is no understanding, there is no counsel— against Adonai.
causing the omens of boasters to fail, making fools of diviners, turning wise men backward and making their knowledge foolish,
Take counsel together, but it will amount to nothing. Speak a word, but it will not stand. For God is with us!
It is like a man away on a journey. After leaving his house and putting his servants in charge and giving each his task, he also commanded the doorkeeper to watch.
Do not be lagging in zeal; be fervent in spirit. Keep serving the Lord,
and aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, just as we directed you—