2 Samuel 17:5

2 Samuel 17:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
• New International Version (NIV)But Absalom said, “Summon also Hushai the Arkite, so we can hear what he has to say as well.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Absalom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he says too.”

Context of 2 Samuel 17:5

3and I will bring back all the people to thee. The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: all the people shall be in peace. 4And the saying was right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel. And Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and we will hear also what he says. 6And Hushai came to Absalom, and Absalom spoke to him saying, Ahithophel has spoken after this manner: shall we carry out his word? If not, speak thou. 7And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.

2 Samuel 17:5 word by word

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם קְרָ֣א נָ֔א גַּ֖ם לְחוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֑י וְנִשְׁמְעָ֥ה מַה־בְּפִ֖יו גַּם־הֽוּא׃Read the interlinear

• Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• Hushaiחוּשַׁיchûshay · HushaiH2365
• alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 17:5

• 2 Samuel 15:32And it came to pass, when David had come to the summit, where he worshipped God, that behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head.
• 2 Samuel 16:16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, Long live the king! Long live the king!

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17:5

• 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 17:5

• Ahithophel
• Council
• Diplomacy
• Friendship
• Spies
• War

In the dictionaries

• Absalom
• Ahithophel
• Archite
• Instead
• Bible, the
• David
• Hushai
• Israel, History of
• Joab
• Samuel, Books of

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