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2 Samuel 17:7

Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good.” Hushai said to Avshalom, The counsel that Achitofel has given this time is not good. And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time. Then Hushai said to Absalom, "The counsel that Ahithophel gave is not good at this time." Then Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good." Hushai said to Absalom, "Ahithophel's advice is not good this time." Hushai replied to Absalom, "Ahithophel's advice is not sound this time." So Hushai said to Absalom, "Ahithophel has not given good advice this time." So Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good." Hushai then answered vnto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath giuen, is not good at this time. And Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the counsel that Ahithophel has counseled is not good." Hushai said: This time Ahithophel's advice isn't so good. Hushai said to Avshalom, "The advice Achitofel has given this time is not good. And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good. Hushai said to Absalom, "Ahithophel's advice is not good this time." And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time. Hushai answered, "The advice Ahithophel gave you this time is no good. And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel Ahithophel counseled is not good at this time. Then sayde Chusai vnto Absalom: It is no good councell yt Achitophel hath geuen at this tyme. And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good. And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time. Husai aunswered vnto Absalom: The counsel that Ahithophel hath geuen, is not good at this time. And Hushai said unto Absalom: 'The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.' And Hushai said vnto Absalom, The counsell that Ahithophel hath giuen, is not good at this time. And Chusi said to Abessalom, This counsel which Achitophel has counselled this one time is not good. And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good. Hushai replied, "This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound." And Chusi seide to Absolon, This is not good counsel, which Achitofel yaf in this tyme. And Hushai saith unto Absalom, `Not good [is] the counsel that Ahithophel hath counselled at this time.' And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good. And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given, [is] not good at this time. Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good. So Hushai said to Absalom: "The advice that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time. "Well," Hushai replied to Absalom, "this time Ahithophel has made a mistake. So Hushai said to Absalom, "This time what Ahithophel has said to do is not good." Then Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good." Then said Hushai unto Absolom, - Not good, is the counsel that Ahithophel hath given - at this time. And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good. Then Hushai said to Ab'salom, "This time the counsel which Ahith'ophel has given is not good." And Hushai says to Absalom, "The counsel that Ahithophel has counseled [is] not good at this time." Hushai said, "The counsel that Ahithophel has given in this instance is not good. You know your father and his men, brave and bitterly angry—like a bear robbed of her cubs. And your father is an experienced fighter; you can be sure he won't be caught napping at a time like this. Even while we're talking, he's probably holed up in some cave or other. If he jumps your men from ambush, word will soon get back, ‘A slaughter of Absalom's army!' Even if your men are valiant with hearts of lions, they'll fall apart at such news, for everyone in Israel knows the kind of fighting stuff your father's made of, and also the men with him. So Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good."

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Ahithophel;   Armies;   Council;   Diplomacy;   Falsehood;   Friendship;   Spies;   Strategy;   War;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Prudence;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ahithophel;   Amasa;   Hushai;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Absalom;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Friend, Friendship;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Ahithophel;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Ahithophel ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Absalom;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Ahith'ophel;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Absalom;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
Hebrew Names Version
Hushai said to Avshalom, The counsel that Achitofel has given this time is not good.
King James Version
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
Lexham English Bible
Then Hushai said to Absalom, "The counsel that Ahithophel gave is not good at this time."
English Standard Version
Then Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good."
New Century Version
Hushai said to Absalom, "Ahithophel's advice is not good this time."
New English Translation
Hushai replied to Absalom, "Ahithophel's advice is not sound this time."
Amplified Bible
So Hushai said to Absalom, "Ahithophel has not given good advice this time."
New American Standard Bible
So Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Hushai then answered vnto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath giuen, is not good at this time.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the counsel that Ahithophel has counseled is not good."
Contemporary English Version
Hushai said: This time Ahithophel's advice isn't so good.
Complete Jewish Bible
Hushai said to Avshalom, "The advice Achitofel has given this time is not good.
Darby Translation
And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.
Easy-to-Read Version
Hushai said to Absalom, "Ahithophel's advice is not good this time."
George Lamsa Translation
And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.
Good News Translation
Hushai answered, "The advice Ahithophel gave you this time is no good.
Literal Translation
And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel Ahithophel counseled is not good at this time.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde Chusai vnto Absalom: It is no good councell yt Achitophel hath geuen at this tyme.
American Standard Version
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.
Bible in Basic English
And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Husai aunswered vnto Absalom: The counsel that Ahithophel hath geuen, is not good at this time.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Hushai said unto Absalom: 'The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.'
King James Version (1611)
And Hushai said vnto Absalom, The counsell that Ahithophel hath giuen, is not good at this time.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Chusi said to Abessalom, This counsel which Achitophel has counselled this one time is not good.
English Revised Version
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.
Berean Standard Bible
Hushai replied, "This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Chusi seide to Absolon, This is not good counsel, which Achitofel yaf in this tyme.
Young's Literal Translation
And Hushai saith unto Absalom, `Not good [is] the counsel that Ahithophel hath counselled at this time.'
Update Bible Version
And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given, [is] not good at this time.
World English Bible
Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.
New King James Version
So Hushai said to Absalom: "The advice that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.
New Living Translation
"Well," Hushai replied to Absalom, "this time Ahithophel has made a mistake.
New Life Bible
So Hushai said to Absalom, "This time what Ahithophel has said to do is not good."
New Revised Standard
Then Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Hushai unto Absolom, - Not good, is the counsel that Ahithophel hath given - at this time.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good.
Revised Standard Version
Then Hushai said to Ab'salom, "This time the counsel which Ahith'ophel has given is not good."
THE MESSAGE
Hushai said, "The counsel that Ahithophel has given in this instance is not good. You know your father and his men, brave and bitterly angry—like a bear robbed of her cubs. And your father is an experienced fighter; you can be sure he won't be caught napping at a time like this. Even while we're talking, he's probably holed up in some cave or other. If he jumps your men from ambush, word will soon get back, ‘A slaughter of Absalom's army!' Even if your men are valiant with hearts of lions, they'll fall apart at such news, for everyone in Israel knows the kind of fighting stuff your father's made of, and also the men with him.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good."

Contextual Overview

1Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out in pursuit of David tonight. 1 Moreover Achitofel said to Avshalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: 1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: 1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Please let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out and pursue after David tonight. 1 Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight. 1 Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men and chase David tonight. 1 Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night. 1Then, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Please let me choose 12,000 men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight. 1 Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Please let me choose twelve thousand men and let me set out and pursue David tonight. 1 Moreouer Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me chuse out now twelue thousand men, & I will vp and follow after Dauid this night,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

given: Heb. counselled

not good: Proverbs 31:8

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 12:10 - Thus shalt thou 2 Chronicles 10:10 - Thus shalt Proverbs 27:14 - He that

Cross-References

Genesis 15:18
In that day the LORD made a covenant with Avram, saying, "To your seed have I given this land, from the river of Mitzrayim to the great river, the river Perat:
Genesis 15:18
In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
Genesis 15:18
On that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram saying, "To your offspring I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates river,
Genesis 15:18
So on that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram and said, "I will give to your descendants the land between the river of Egypt and the great river Euphrates.
Genesis 15:18
That day the Lord made a covenant with Abram: "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River—
Genesis 15:18
On the same day the LORD made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—
Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates:
Genesis 15:18
In that same day the Lord made a couenant with Abram, saying, Vnto thy seede haue I giuen this lande, from the riuer of Egypt vnto the great riuer, the riuer Euphrates.
Genesis 15:18
On that day Yahweh cut a covenant with Abram, saying,"To your seed I have given this land,From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates:
Genesis 15:18
At that time the Lord made an agreement with Abram and told him: I will give your descendants the land east of the Shihor River on the border of Egypt as far as the Euphrates River.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Hushai said to Absalom,.... Having leave to give his opinion freely:

the counsel that Ahithophel hath given [is] not good at this time; he owns that Ahithophel was a good counsellor, and that the counsel he gave was for the most part, if not always, good, but what he gave at this time was not so; the wisest of men may sometimes be mistaken. Abarbinel thinks he respects his former counsel, particularly that that was good, advising him to defile his father's bed, 2 Samuel 16:21; but this was not, for which he gives the following reasons.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

At this time - Rather, “The counsel which Ahithophel has given this time is not good.” He contrasts it with that given before 2 Samuel 16:21, which was good. This gave an appearance of candour to his conduct, and so gave weight to his dissent. Observe the working of David’s prayer 2 Samuel 15:31.


 
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