God’s Word Translation
2 Samuel 15:31
31Then David was told, “Ahithophel is among those conspiring with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, make Ahithophel’s advice foolish.”
2 Samuel 15:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)Now David had been told, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)And it was told David, "Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "O Lord, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
Context of 2 Samuel 15:31
29So Zadok and Abiathar took the ark of God back to Jerusalem and stayed there. 30David cried as he went up the Mount of Olives. He covered his head and walked barefoot. And all of the troops with him covered their heads and cried as they went. Then David was told, “Ahithophel is among those conspiring with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Lord, make Ahithophel’s advice foolish.” 32When David came to the top ⌞of the Mount of Olives⌟ where people worshiped God, Hushai from Archi’s family was there to meet him. His clothes were torn, and he had dirt on his head. 33David told him, “If you go with me, you will only be a burden to me.
Read all of 2 Samuel 152 Samuel 15:31 word by word
וְדָוִד֙ הִגִּ֣יד לֵאמֹ֔ר אֲחִיתֹ֥פֶל בַּקֹּשְׁרִ֖ים עִם־אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד סַכֶּל־נָ֛א אֶת־עֲצַ֥ת אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֫פֶל'ăchîythôphel · AhithophelH302
- among the conspiratorsקָשַׁרqâshar · to conspireH7194
- with Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
- O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- I pray thee, turn the counselעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
- into foolishnessסָכַלsâkal · be foolishH5528
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 15:31
- 2 Samuel 15:12While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, David’s adviser, to come from his home in Giloh. Meanwhile, the conspiracy grew stronger, and the number of people siding with Absalom kept getting larger.
- Psalms 3:1O Lord, look how my enemies have increased! Many are attacking me.
- Psalms 41:9Even my closest friend whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.
- Psalms 55:12If an enemy had insulted me, then I could bear it. If someone who hated me had attacked me, then I could hide from him.
- Matthew 26:14Then one of the twelve apostles, the one named Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests.
- John 13:18“I’m not talking about all of you. I know the people I’ve chosen ⌞to be apostles⌟. However, I’ve made my choice so that Scripture will come true. It says, ‘The one who eats my bread has turned against me.’
- Psalms 55:15Let death suddenly take ⌞wicked people⌟! Let them go into the grave while they are still alive, because evil lives in their homes as well as in their hearts.
- Psalms 109:3They surround me with hateful words. They fight against me for no reason.
- 2 Samuel 16:23In those days both David and Absalom thought that Ahithophel’s advice was like getting an answer from God.
- 2 Samuel 17:14Absalom and all the people of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai from Archi’s family is better than Ahithophel’s advice.” (The Lord had commanded Ahithophel’s good advice to be defeated in order to ruin Absalom.)
- Job 5:12He keeps shrewd people from carrying out their plans so that they cannot do anything successfully.
- Job 12:16“God has power and priceless wisdom. He owns ⌞both⌟ the deceiver and the person who is deceived.
- Isaiah 19:3The Egyptians will lose courage. I will unravel their plans. They will turn to idols, ghosts, mediums, and fortunetellers.
- Jeremiah 8:8“ ‘How can you say that you are wise and that you have the Lord’s teachings? The scribes have used their pens to turn these teachings into lies.
- 1 Corinthians 1:20Where is the wise person? Where is the scholar? Where is the persuasive speaker of our time? Hasn’t God turned the wisdom of the world into nonsense?
- 1 Corinthians 3:18Don’t deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise in the ways of this world, you should give up that wisdom in order to become really wise.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness - Ahithophel was a wise man, and well versed in state affairs; and God alone could confound his devices.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-37Verses 31-37 David prays not against Ahithophel's person, but against his counsel. He prayed this, in firm belief that God has all hearts in his hand, and tongues also. But we must second our prayers with endeavours, and David did so, else we tempt God. But we do not find wisdom and simplicity so united in any mere man, that we can perceive nothing which needs forgiveness. Yet, when the Son of David was treated with all possible treachery and cruelty, his…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness: David also sent Hushai, who pretended to support Absalom while secretly serving David. Hushai worked to confuse and undermine Ahithophel’s advice (2 Samuel 15:32–37; 17:1–14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. David said, Turn, O Lord, ... the counsel of Ahithophel--this senator being the mainstay of the conspiracy.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 15
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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