Revised Version 1895
2 Samuel 17:7-14
7And HushaiH2365 saidH559 unto AbsalomH53, The counselH6098 that AhithophelH302 hath givenH3289 this time is notH3808 goodH2896.
8HushaiH2365 saidH559 moreover, Thou knowest thy fatherH1 and his menH376, that they be mightyH1368 menH376, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bearH1677 robbed of herH559 whelps in the fieldH7704: and thy fatherH1 is a manH376 of warH4421, and will notH3808 lodge with the peopleH5971.
9BeholdH2009, he is hidH2244 nowH6258 in someH259 pitH6354, or in someH259 otherH259 placeH4725: and it will comeH1961 to passH1961, when someH259 of them be fallenH5307 at the firstH259, that whosoever heareth it will sayH559, There is a slaughterH4046 among the peopleH5971 that followH310 AbsalomH53.
10And evenH1571 he that is valiantH2428, whoseH834 heartH3820 is as the heartH3820 of a lionH738, shall utterly meltH4549: for allH3605 IsraelH3478 knoweth that thy fatherH1 is a mightyH1368 manH1368, and they whichH834 be with him are valiantH2428 menH1368.
11But I counselH3289 that allH3605 IsraelH3478 be gatheredH622 togetherH622 unto thee, from DanH1835 evenH5704 to Beer-sheba, as the sandH2344 that is by the seaH3220 for multitudeH7230; and that thou goH1980 to battleH7128 in thine ownH6440 personH1980.
12SoH3808 shall weH834 comeH935 uponH5921 him in someH376 placeH4725 whereH834 he shall be foundH4672, and weH834 will light uponH5921 him as the dewH2919 falleth on the groundH127: and of him and of allH3605 the menH376 that are with him weH834 will notH3808 leaveH5117 soH3808 muchH834 as one.
13MoreoverH1571, ifH518 he be gotten intoH413 a cityH5892, then shall allH3605 IsraelH3478 bringH5375 ropesH2256 to that cityH5892, and weH834 will draw it intoH413 the riverH5704, untilH5704 there be notH3808 one small stoneH834 foundH4672 there.
14And AbsalomH53 and allH3605 the menH376 of IsraelH3478 saidH559, The counselH6098 of HushaiH2365 the ArchiteH757 is betterH2896 thanH2896 the counselH6098 of AhithophelH302. For the LORDH3068 had ordainedH6680 to defeat the goodH2896 counselH6098 of AhithophelH302, to the intent that the LORDH3068 might bringH935 evilH7451 uponH935 AbsalomH53.
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
Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain
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