2 Samuel 17 · Verse 3

2 Samuel 17:3

And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
2 Samuel 17:3, King James Version

2 Samuel 17:3 in other translations

BSBand bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”
WEBand I will bring back all the people to you. The man whom you seek is as if all returned. All the people shall be in peace.”
ASVand I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
YLTand I bring back all the people unto thee--as the turning back of the whole is the man whom thou art seeking--all the people are peace.
DARBYand I will bring back all the people to thee. The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: all the people shall be in peace.
BBEAnd I will make all the people come back to you as a bride comes back to her husband: it is the life of only one man you are going after; so all the people will be at peace.
WebsterAnd I will bring back all the people to thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

What does 2 Samuel 17:3 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 17:1-11

2Sa 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 3 The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned - Only secure David, and all Israel will be on thy side. He is the soul of the whole; destroy him, and all the rest will submit.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 17:3 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.

וְאָשִׁ֥יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahand I will bring backH7725
כָל\־khol-allH3605
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
אֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khato youH413
כְּשׁ֣וּבke.Shuvas returnsH7725
הַכֹּ֔לha.Kol<the> everythingH3605
הָאִישׁ֙ha.'Ishthe manH376
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhomH834
אַתָּ֣ה'a.TahyouH859
מְבַקֵּ֔שׁme.va.Kesh[are] seekingH1245
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הָעָ֖םha.'Amthe peopleH5971
יִהְיֶ֥הyih.Yehit will beH1961
שָׁלֽוֹם\׃sha.LompeaceH7965

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Samuel 17:3

  • 1 Thessalonians 5:3

    For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  • Isaiah 48:22

    There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.

  • 2 Samuel 3:21

    And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

  • Isaiah 57:21

    There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
I will bring.
3:21
shall be.
Isa 48:22; 57:21; 1Th 5:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Samuel 17:2

    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:

  • 2 Samuel 17:3

    And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

  • 2 Samuel 17:4

    And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

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2 Samuel 17:3 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Así tornaré á todo el pueblo á ti: y cuando ellos hubieren vuelto, (pues aquel hombre es el que tú quieres) todo el pueblo estará en paz.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et je ramènerai à toi tout le peuple. L’homme que tu cherches est autant que le retour de tous: tout le peuple sera en paix.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und so werde ich alles Volk zu dir zurückbringen. Gleich der Rückkehr aller ist der Mann, den du suchst: das ganze Volk wird in Frieden sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et reducam universum populum, quomodo unus homo reverti solet: unum enim virum tu quæris: et omnis populus erit in pace.