2 Samuel 17:7
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
2 Samuel 17:7 in other translations
| BSB | Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.” |
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| WEB | Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.” |
| ASV | And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good. |
| YLT | And Hushai saith unto Absalom, ‘Not good is the counsel that Ahithophel hath counselled at this time.' |
| DARBY | And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good. |
| BBE | And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time. |
| Webster | And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given, is not good at this time. |
What does 2 Samuel 17:7 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…
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…
2 Samuel 17:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 17:7
- Proverbs 31:8
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 17:6
And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.
- 2 Samuel 17:7
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
- 2 Samuel 17:8
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
2 Samuel 17:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Husai dijo á Absalom: El consejo que ha dado esta vez Achitophel no es bueno. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Hushaï dit à Absalom: Le conseil qu’Akhitophel a donné cette fois n’est pas bon. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach Husai zu Absalom: Nicht gut ist der Rat, den Ahitophel diesmal gegeben hat. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et dixit Chusai ad Absalom: Non est bonum consilium quod dedit Achitophel hac vice. |