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2 Samuel 17:7
And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
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.
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.
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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."
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Husai aunswered vnto Absalom: The counsel that Ahithophel hath geuen, is not good at this time.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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."
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."
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.
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.
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."
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.
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."
So Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good."
Contextual Overview
1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David: 2 And I will come up with him when he is tired and feeble, and make him full of fear: and all the people with him will go in flight; and I will make an attack on the king only: 3 And 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. 4 And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel. 5 Then Absalom said, Now send for Hushai the Archite, and let us give ear to what he has to say. 6 And when Hushai came, Absalom said to him, This is what Ahithophel has said: are we to do as he says? if not, what is your suggestion? 7 And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time. 8 Hushai said further, You have knowledge of your father and his men, that they are men of war, and that their feelings are bitter, like those of a bear in the field whose young ones have been taken from her: and your father is a man of war, and will not take his night's rest with the people; 9 But he will certainly have taken cover now in some hole or secret place; and if some of our people, at the first attack, are overcome, then any hearing of it will say, There is destruction among the people who are on Absalom's side. 10 Then even the strongest, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will become like water; for all Israel is conscious that your father is a man of war, and those who are with him are strong and without fear.
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 an agreement with Abram, and said, To your seed have I given this land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
In that day the Lord made an agreement with Abram, and said, To your seed have I given this land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
Genesis 17:5
No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.
No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.
Genesis 17:6
I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
Genesis 17:7
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
Genesis 17:8
And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.
And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.
Genesis 17:9
And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.
And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.
Genesis 17:11
In the flesh of your private parts you are to undergo it, as a mark of the agreement between me and you.
In the flesh of your private parts you are to undergo it, as a mark of the agreement between me and you.
Genesis 17:16
And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.
And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?
Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?
Genesis 28:13
And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.
And he saw the Lord by his side, saying, I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your father, and the God of Isaac: I will give to you and to your seed this land on which you are sleeping.
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.
