2 Samuel 17
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2 Samuel 17:14-23

14And AbsalomH53 and all the menH376 of IsraelH3478 saidH559, The counselH6098 of HushaiH2365 the ArchiteH757 is betterH2896 than the counselH6098 of AhithophelH302. For the LORDH3068 had appointedH6680 to defeatH6565 the goodH2896 counselH6098 of AhithophelH302, to the intentH5668 that the LORDH3068 might bringH935 evilH7451 upon AbsalomH53.1

15Then saidH559 HushaiH2365 to ZadokH6659 and to AbiatharH54 the priestsH3548, Thus and thus did AhithophelH302 counselH3289 AbsalomH53 and the eldersH2205 of IsraelH3478; and thus and thus have I counselledH3289. 16Now therefore sendH7971 quicklyH4120, and tellH5046 DavidH1732, sayingH559, LodgeH3885 not this nightH3915 in the plainsH6160H5679 of the wildernessH4057, but speedilyH5674 pass overH5674; lest the kingH4428 be swallowed upH1104, and all the peopleH5971 that are with him. 17Now JonathanH3083 and AhimaazH290 stayedH5975 by EnrogelH5883; for they mightH3201 not be seenH7200 to comeH935 into the cityH5892: and a maidservantH8198 wentH1980 and toldH5046 them; and they wentH3212 and toldH5046 kingH4428 DavidH1732. 18Nevertheless a ladH5288 sawH7200 them, and toldH5046 AbsalomH53: but they wentH3212 bothH8147 of them away quicklyH4120, and cameH935 to the houseH1004 of a manH376 in BahurimH980, who had a wellH875 in his courtH2691; into whichH8033 they descendedH3381. 19And the womanH802 tookH3947 and spreadH6566 a coveringH4539 over the well’sH875 mouthH6440, and spreadH7849 ground grainH7383 on it; and the thingH1697 was not knownH3045. 20And when Absalom’sH53 servantsH5650 cameH935 to the womanH802 to the houseH1004, they saidH559, Where is AhimaazH290 and JonathanH3083? And the womanH802 saidH559 to them, They have gone overH5674 the brookH4323 of waterH4325. And when they had soughtH1245 and could not findH4672 them, they returnedH7725 to JerusalemH3389. 21And it came to pass, afterH310 they had departedH3212, that they cameH5927 out of the wellH875, and wentH3212 and toldH5046 kingH4428 DavidH1732, and saidH559 to DavidH1732, AriseH6965, and pass quicklyH4120 overH5674 the waterH4325: for thus hath AhithophelH302 counselledH3289 against you.

22Then DavidH1732 aroseH6965, and all the peopleH5971 that were with him, and they passed overH5674 JordanH3383: by the morningH1242 lightH216 there was leftH5737 not oneH259 of them that had not gone overH5674 JordanH3383. 23And when AhithophelH302 sawH7200 that his counselH6098 was not followedH6213, he saddledH2280 his donkeyH2543, and aroseH6965, and went homeH3212 to his houseH1004, to his cityH5892, and put his householdH1004 in orderH6680, and hangedH2614 himself, and diedH4191, and was buriedH6912 in the sepulchreH6913 of his fatherH1.23

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  1. 1. 2 Samuel 17:14 appointed: Heb. commanded ↩
  2. 2. 2 Samuel 17:23 followed: Heb. done ↩
  3. 3. 2 Samuel 17:23 put his...: Heb. gave charge concerning his house ↩

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