2 Samuel 17:2

2 Samuel 17:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
• New International Version (NIV)I would attack him while he is weary and weak. I would strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I would strike down only the king
• English Standard Version (ESV)I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down only the king,
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will come upon him while he is weary and weak, and make him afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike only the king.

Context of 2 Samuel 17:2

1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king 3and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.” 4This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

2 Samuel 17:2 word by word

וְאָב֣וֹא עָלָ֗יו וְה֤וּא יָגֵ֙עַ֙ וּרְפֵ֣ה יָדַ֔יִם וְהַֽחֲרַדְתִּ֣י אֹת֔וֹ וְנָ֖ס כָּל־הָעָ֣ם אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֑וֹ וְהִכֵּיתִ֥י אֶת־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לְבַדּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

• I will attack himבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• I will attack himעַל‛al · uponH5921
• while heהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• is weakרָפֶהrâpheh · weakH7504
• is weakיָדyâd · handH3027
• and wearyיָגֵעַyâgêa‛ · wearyH3023
• I will throw him into a panicחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• and allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• ·אֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• with himאֵת'êth · withH854
• will fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• I will strike downנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• onlyבַּדbad · aloneH905
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 17:2

• 2 Samuel 16:14Finally, the king and all the people with him arrived, exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.
• Deuteronomy 25:18how they met you on your journey when you were tired and weary, and they attacked all your stragglers; they had no fear of God.
• 1 Kings 22:31Now the king of Aram had ordered his thirty-two chariot commanders, “Do not fight with anyone, small or great, except the king of Israel.”
• Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against My Shepherd, against the man who is My Companion, declares the LORD of Hosts. Strike the Shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered, and I will turn My hand against the little ones.
• Matthew 21:38But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and take his inheritance.’
• Matthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of Me. For it is written: ‘I will strike the Shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
• John 11:50You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.”
• John 18:4Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14Ahithophel advised a quick surprise attack against David with a small force of 12,000 men (2 Samuel 17:1). This plan would give David no time to prepare or organize a defense. David’s double agent, Hushai, gave different advice. He urged Absalom to wait and gather the entire army of Israel before attacking (2 Samuel 17:11). This plan promised a much larger force and would prevent David from using guerrilla tactics (small surprise attacks). Because the…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-142Sa 17:1-14. Ahithophel's Counsel Overthrown by Hushai. 1-11. Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom--The recommendation to take prompt and decisive measures before the royalist forces could be collected and arranged, evinced the deep political sagacity of this councillor. The adoption of his advice would have extinguished the cause of David; and it affords a dreadful proof of the extremities to which the heartless prince was, to secure his ambitious…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 17:2

• Ahithophel
• Citizens
• Council
• Diplomacy
• Friendship
• Malice
• Spies
• War

In the dictionaries

• Ahithophel
• Instead
• Bible, the
• David
• Hushai
• Israel, History of
• Joab
• Samuel, Books of
• Solomon
• Cheese

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings