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Bishop's Bible
2 Samuel 17:7
Husai aunswered vnto Absalom: The counsel that Ahithophel hath geuen, is not good 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.
Bible in Basic English
And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time.
And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one 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 Ahithophel also said vnto Absalom: Let me choose out now twelue thousand men, and I wil vp and folowe after Dauid this night: 2 And I wil come vpo him whyle he is weery and weake handed, and will feare him: And all the people that are with him, shall flee, and so will I smite the king only, 3 And wil bring againe all the people vnto thee: and when al shall returne, the man whom thou sekest [beyng slayne] all the people shalbe in peace. 4 And the saying pleased Absalom wel and al the elders of Israel. 5 Then sayde Absalom: Cal nowe Husai the Arachite also, and let vs heare lykewyse what he sayth. 6 When Husai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake vnto him, saying: Ahithophel hath geuen such counsel: Shal we do after his saying, or no? tell thou. 7 Husai aunswered vnto Absalom: The counsel that Ahithophel hath geuen, is not good at this time. 8 For sayde Husai, thou knowest thy father & his men howe that they be strong men, and they be chased in their mindes, and are euen as a Beare robbed of her whelpes in the fielde: Thy father is a man also practised in warre, and wil not lodge with the people. 9 Behold he is hyd nowe in some caue, or in some other place: And though some of his men be ouerthrowen at the first brunt, yet they that heare it, will say: The people that foloweth Absalom, be put to the worse. 10 And he also that is valiaunt, whose heart is as ye heart of a Lio, shal shrink and faynt: For all Israel knoweth, that thy father is a mightie man, and they which be with him are stout men.
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 same day the Lorde made a couenaunt with Abram, saying: vnto thy seede haue I geuen this lande, fro the ryuer of Egypt, euen vnto the great ryuer, the ryuer of Euphrates.
In that same day the Lorde made a couenaunt with Abram, saying: vnto thy seede haue I geuen this lande, fro the ryuer of Egypt, euen vnto the great ryuer, the ryuer of Euphrates.
Genesis 17:5
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shalbe called Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shalbe called Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.
Genesis 17:6
I wyll make thee exceedyng fruitefull, and wyll make nations of thee, yea and kynges shall spryng out of thee.
I wyll make thee exceedyng fruitefull, and wyll make nations of thee, yea and kynges shall spryng out of thee.
Genesis 17:7
Moreouer I wyll make my couenaunt betweene me and thee, & thy seede after thee, in their generations, by an euerlasting couenaut, yt I may be God vnto thee, and to thy seede after thee.
Moreouer I wyll make my couenaunt betweene me and thee, & thy seede after thee, in their generations, by an euerlasting couenaut, yt I may be God vnto thee, and to thy seede after thee.
Genesis 17:8
And I wyll geue vnto thee and to thy seede after thee, the lande wherein thou art a strauger [euen] al the lande of Chanaan, for an euerlastyng possession, and wyll be their God.
And I wyll geue vnto thee and to thy seede after thee, the lande wherein thou art a strauger [euen] al the lande of Chanaan, for an euerlastyng possession, and wyll be their God.
Genesis 17:9
And God said agayne vnto Abraham: thou shalt kepe my couenaunt therfore, both thou & thy seede after thee in their generations.
And God said agayne vnto Abraham: thou shalt kepe my couenaunt therfore, both thou & thy seede after thee in their generations.
Genesis 17:11
Ye shal circumcise the fleshe of your foreskyn, and it shalbe a token of the couenaunt betwixt me and you.
Ye shal circumcise the fleshe of your foreskyn, and it shalbe a token of the couenaunt betwixt me and you.
Genesis 17:16
And I wyll blesse her, and geue thee a sonne of her: yea, I wyll blesse her, and she shalbe [a mother] of nations, yea & kynges of people shall sprynge of her.
And I wyll blesse her, and geue thee a sonne of her: yea, I wyll blesse her, and she shalbe [a mother] of nations, yea & kynges of people shall sprynge of her.
Genesis 17:17
But Abraham fell vppon his face, and laughed, and sayde in his heart: shall a chylde be borne vnto hym that is an hundreth yere olde? And shall Sara that is ninetie yere olde beare?
But Abraham fell vppon his face, and laughed, and sayde in his heart: shall a chylde be borne vnto hym that is an hundreth yere olde? And shall Sara that is ninetie yere olde beare?
Genesis 28:13
Yea, and God from aboue leaned vpon it, and sayde: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isahac, the land which thou sleepest vpon, wyll I geue thee and thy seede.
Yea, and God from aboue leaned vpon it, and sayde: I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isahac, the land which thou sleepest vpon, wyll I geue thee and thy seede.
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.
