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2 Samuel 17:7

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Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
2 Samuel 17:7 · World English Bible
Parallel translations
  • KJV And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
  • BSB Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
  • NKJV So Hushai said to Absalom: “The advice that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.
  • NASB So Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
  • NLT “Well,” Hushai replied to Absalom, “this time Ahithophel has made a mistake.

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Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 1

  • Prov 31:8Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.

Themes, concepts, people & topics

Topics (8)
AHITHOPHELARMIESCOUNCILDIPLOMACYFALSEHOODFRIENDSHIPSPIESSTRATEGY

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  • VideoBibleProject — 2 Samuel videosBibleProject · Lay · Free · evangelical

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  • CommentaryMatthew Henry on 2 SamuelMatthew Henry · Pastoral · Free · evangelical

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Christ at the center

God's covenant with David — a son whose throne and kingdom would last forever (7:12–16) — finds its yes in Jesus, the Son of David who reigns without end.

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Original language

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And Hushaiחוּשַׁיsaidאָמַרunto AbsalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹםThe counselעֵצָהthat Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹפֶלhath givenיָעַץis not goodטוֹבat this timeפַּעַם
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