2 Samuel 17:21

2 Samuel 17:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
• New International Version (NIV)After they had gone, the two climbed out of the well and went to inform King David. They said to him, “Set out and cross the river at once; Ahithophel has advised such and such against you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)After they had gone, the men came up out of the well, and went and told King David. They said to David, "Arise, and go quickly over the water, for thus and so has Ahithophel counseled against you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now it came to pass, after they had departed, that they came up out of the well and went and told King David, and said to David, “Arise and cross over the water quickly. For thus has Ahithophel advised against you.”

Context of 2 Samuel 17:21

19And the woman took a cover and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered barley meal on it, so that nothing was known. 20Then Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And the woman said to them, “They have crossed the brook of water.” And when they searched and did not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. It came about after they had departed, that they came up out of the well and went and reported to King David; and they said to David, “Set out and cross over the water quickly, because this is what Ahithophel has advised against you.” 22Then David and all the people who were with him set out and crossed the Jordan; by dawn not even one remained who had not crossed the Jordan. 23Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out and went to his home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; so he died and was buried in his father’s grave.

2 Samuel 17:21 word by word

וַיְהִ֣י׀ אַחֲרֵ֣י לֶכְתָּ֗ם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ מֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔ר וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ וַיַּגִּ֖דוּ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד ק֣וּמוּ וְעִבְר֤וּ מְהֵרָה֙ אֶת־הַמַּ֔יִם כִּי־כָ֛כָה יָעַ֥ץ עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל׃Read the interlinear

• It cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• they had departedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
• that they cameעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• out of the wellבְּאֵרbe'êr · wellH875
• and reportedנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• to Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and they saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Setקָמָיqûm · (Leb)-kamaiH6965
• and crossעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• quicklyמְהֵרָהmehêrâh · hasteH4120
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• thisכָּ֫כָהkâkâh · thusH3602
• Ahithophelאֲחִיתֹ֫פֶל'ăchîythôphel · AhithophelH302
• has advisedיָעַץyâ‛ats · to adviseH3289
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 17:21

• 2 Samuel 17:15Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “This is what Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel to do, and this is what I have advised.
• 2 Samuel 17:1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose twelve thousand men and let me set out and pursue David tonight.

Topics related to 2 Samuel 17:21

• Abiathar
• Ahithophel
• David
• Falsehood
• Friendship
• Jonathan
• Zadok

In the dictionaries

• David
• Ahimaaz
• Ahithophel
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• Prayer
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• Israel, History of
• Joab
• Samuel, Books of
• Solomon

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