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, “Please let me choose twelve thousand men and let me set out and pursue David tonight. And I will attack him while he is weary and exhausted and startle him, so that all the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike and kill the king when he is alone, 3and I will bring all the people back to you. The return of everyone depends on the man whom you are seeking; then all the people will be at peace.” 4And the plan pleased 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

• attackבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• him while he is wearyיָגֵעַyâgêa‛ · wearyH3023
• exhaustedיָדyâd · handH3027
• and startleחָרַדchârad · to trembleH2729
• him, so that allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• whoאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• are with him will fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• I will strikeנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• aloneבַּדbad · aloneH905

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 17:2

• 2 Samuel 16:14And the king and all the people who were with him arrived exhausted, and he refreshed himself there.
• Deuteronomy 25:18how he confronted you on the way and attacked among you all the stragglers at your rear when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God.
• 1 Kings 22:31Now the king of Aram had commanded the thirty-two commanders of his chariots, saying, “Do not fight with the small or great, but only with the king of Israel.”
• Zechariah 13:7“Awake, sword, against My Shepherd, And against the Man, My Associate,” Declares the Lord of armies. “Strike the Shepherd and the sheep will be scattered; And I will turn My hand against the little ones.
• Matthew 21:38But when the vine-growers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let’s kill him and take possession of his inheritance!’
• Matthew 26:31Then Jesus said to them, “You will all fall away because of Me this night, for it is written: ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’
• John 11:50nor are you taking into account that it is in your best interest that one man die for the people, and that the whole nation not perish instead.”
• John 18:4Jesus therefore, knowing all the things that were coming upon Him, came out into the open and said to 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