2 Samuel 17 · Verse 21

2 Samuel 17:21

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.
2 Samuel 17:21, King James Version

2 Samuel 17:21 in other translations

BSBAfter the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
WEBAfter they had departed, they came up out of the well and went and told King David; and they said to David, “Arise and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counseled against you.”
ASVAnd it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto David, Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
YLTAnd it cometh to pass, after their going on, that they come up out of the well, and go and declare to king David, and say unto David, ‘Rise ye, and pass over hastily the waters, for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.'
DARBYAnd it came to pass after they had departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said to David, Arise and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counselled against you.
BBEThen after the servants had gone away, they came up out of the water-hole and went to give King David the news; and they said, Get up and go quickly over the water, for such and such are Ahithophel's designs against you.
WebsterAnd it came to pass, after they had departed, that they came out of the well, and went and told king David, and said to David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counseled against you.

What does 2 Samuel 17:21 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 17:1-21

Here was a wonderful effect of Divine Providence blinding Absalom's mind and influencing his heart, that he could not rest in Ahithophel's counsel, and that he should desire Hushai's advice. But there is no contending with that God who can arm a man against himself, and destroy him by his own mistakes and passions. Ahithophel's former counsel was followed, for God intended to correct David; but his latter counsel…

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2 Samuel 17:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיְהִ֣י\׀vay.Hiand it wasH1961
אַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
לֶכְתָּ֗םlekh.Tamhad gone theyH1980
וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Luand they came upH5927
מֵֽהַבְּאֵ֔רme.ha.be.'Erfrom the wellH875
וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּvai.Ye.le.Khuand they wentH1980
וַיַּגִּ֖דוּvai.ya.Gi.duand they toldH5046
לַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhto the kingH4428
דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavidH1732
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they saidH559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
דָּוִ֗דda.VidDavidH1732
ק֣וּמוּKu.muariseH6965
וְעִבְר֤וּve.'iv.Ruand pass overH5674
מְהֵרָה֙me.he.RahquicklyH4120
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמַּ֔יִםha.Ma.yimthe waterH4325
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
כָ֛כָהKha.khahthusH3602
יָעַ֥ץya.'Atzhe has counseledH3289
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.Khemon youH5921
אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל\׃'a.chi.To.felAhithophelH302

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 17:21

  • 2 Samuel 17:15-16

    Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled. Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 17:20

    And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Samuel 17:21

    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.

  • 2 Samuel 17:22

    Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.

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2 Samuel 17:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y después que ellos se hubieron ido, estotros salieron del pozo, y fuéronse, y dieron aviso al rey David; y dijéronle: Levantaos y daos priesa á pasar las aguas, porque Achitophel ha dado tal consejo contra vosotros.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et après qu’ils s’en furent allés, Akhimaats et Jonathan montèrent du puits, et allèrent et rapportèrent au roi David; et ils dirent à David: Levez-vous et passez l’eau en hâte, car Akhitophel a donné tel conseil contre vous.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und es geschah, nachdem sie weggegangen waren, da stiegen sie aus dem Brunnen herauf und gingen hin und berichteten dem König David; und sie sprachen zu David: Machet euch auf und gehet eilends über das Wasser, denn so hat Ahitophel wider euch geraten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cumque abiissent, ascenderunt illi de puteo, et pergentes nuntiaverunt regi David, et dixerunt: Surgite, et transite cito fluvium: quoniam hujuscemodi dedit consilium contra vos Achitophel.