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Brenton's Septuagint
2 Samuel 17:7
And Chusi said to Abessalom, This counsel which Achitophel has counselled this one time is not good.
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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.
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.
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 And Achitophel said to Abessalom, Let me now choose out for myself twelve thousand men, and I will arise and follow after David this night: 2 and I will come upon him when he is weary and weak-handed, and I will strike him with terror; and all the people with him shall flee, and I will smite the king only of all. 3 And I will bring back all the people to thee, as a bride returns to her husband: only thou seekest the life of one man, and all the people shall have peace. 4 And the saying was right in the eyes of Abessalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel. 5 And Abessalom said, Call now also Chusi the Arachite, and let us hear what is in his mouth, even in his also. 6 And Chusi went in to Abessalom, and Abessalom spoke to him, saying, After this manner spoke Achitophel: shall we do according to his word? but if not, do thou speak. 7 And Chusi said to Abessalom, This counsel which Achitophel has counselled this one time is not good. 8 And Chusi said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are very mighty, and bitter in their spirit, as a bereaved bear in the field, [[and as a wild boar in the plain]]: and thy father is a man of war, and will not give the people rest. 9 For, behold, he is now hidden in one of the hills or in some other place: and it shall come to pass when he falls upon them at the beginning, that some one will certainly hear, and say, There has been a slaughter among the people that follow after Abessalom. 10 Then even he that is strong, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, —it shall utterly melt: for all Israel knows that thy father is mighty, and they that are with him are mighty 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 day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.
In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.
Genesis 17:5
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraam, for I have made thee a father of many nations.
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraam, for I have made thee a father of many nations.
Genesis 17:6
And I will increase thee very exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
And I will increase thee very exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Genesis 17:7
And I will establish my covenant between thee and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be thy God, and the God of thy seed after thee.
And I will establish my covenant between thee and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be thy God, and the God of thy seed after thee.
Genesis 17:8
And I will give to thee and to thy seed after thee the land wherein thou sojournest, even all the land of Chanaan for an everlasting possession, and I will be to them a God.
And I will give to thee and to thy seed after thee the land wherein thou sojournest, even all the land of Chanaan for an everlasting possession, and I will be to them a God.
Genesis 17:9
And God said to Abraam, Thou also shalt fully keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee for their generations.
And God said to Abraam, Thou also shalt fully keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee for their generations.
Genesis 17:11
And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and you.
And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and you.
Genesis 17:16
And I will bless her, and give thee a son of her, and I will bless him, and he shall become nations, and kings of nations shall be of him.
And I will bless her, and give thee a son of her, and I will bless him, and he shall become nations, and kings of nations shall be of him.
Genesis 17:17
And Abraam fell upon his face, and laughed; and spoke in his heart, saying, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarrha who is ninety years old, bear?
And Abraam fell upon his face, and laughed; and spoke in his heart, saying, Shall there be a child to one who is a hundred years old, and shall Sarrha who is ninety years old, bear?
Genesis 28:13
And the Lord stood upon it, and said, I am the God of thy father Abraam, and the God of Isaac; fear not, the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
And the Lord stood upon it, and said, I am the God of thy father Abraam, and the God of Isaac; fear not, the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed.
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.
