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Friday, September 12th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 17:4
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the Elders of Israel.
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Christian Standard Bible®
This proposal seemed right to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
This proposal seemed right to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
The saying pleased Avshalom well, and all the Zakenim of Yisra'el.
The saying pleased Avshalom well, and all the Zakenim of Yisra'el.
King James Version
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
Lexham English Bible
The word was right in the eyes of Absalom and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
The word was right in the eyes of Absalom and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
English Standard Version
And the advice seemed right in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
And the advice seemed right in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
New Century Version
This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel.
This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel.
New English Translation
This seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel.
This seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel.
Amplified Bible
So the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
So the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
New American Standard Bible
And the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
And the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
And the word was right in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
And the word was right in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
Contemporary English Version
Absalom and all the leaders of the tribes of Israel agreed that Ahithophel had a good plan.
Absalom and all the leaders of the tribes of Israel agreed that Ahithophel had a good plan.
Complete Jewish Bible
What he said pleased Avshalom and all the leaders of Isra'el.
What he said pleased Avshalom and all the leaders of Isra'el.
Darby Translation
And the saying was right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
And the saying was right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
This plan seemed good to Absalom and all the leaders of Israel.
This plan seemed good to Absalom and all the leaders of Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
Good News Translation
This seemed like good advice to Absalom and all the Israelite leaders.
This seemed like good advice to Absalom and all the Israelite leaders.
Literal Translation
And the thing was pleasing in Absalom's eyes, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
And the thing was pleasing in Absalom's eyes, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Absalom thought that good, and so dyd all the Elders in Israel.
Absalom thought that good, and so dyd all the Elders in Israel.
American Standard Version
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
Bible in Basic English
And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.
And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the saying pleased Absalom wel and al the elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom wel and al the elders of Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
King James Version (1611)
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the Elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the Elders of Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the saying was right in the eyes of Abessalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
And the saying was right in the eyes of Abessalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
English Revised Version
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the word of him plesyde Absolon, and alle the grete men in birthe of Israel.
And the word of him plesyde Absolon, and alle the grete men in birthe of Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And the thing is right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
And the thing is right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
Update Bible Version
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the saying, pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
And the saying, pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
World English Bible
The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
New King James Version
And the saying pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
New Living Translation
This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
New Life Bible
The plan pleased Absalom and all the leaders of Israel.
The plan pleased Absalom and all the leaders of Israel.
New Revised Standard
The advice pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
The advice pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And the saying was right in the eyes of Absolom, - and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
And the saying was right in the eyes of Absolom, - and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And his saying pleased Absalom, and all the ancients of Israel.
And his saying pleased Absalom, and all the ancients of Israel.
Revised Standard Version
And the advice pleased Ab'salom and all the elders of Israel.
And the advice pleased Ab'salom and all the elders of Israel.
THE MESSAGE
Absalom thought it was an excellent strategy, and all the elders of Israel agreed.
Absalom thought it was an excellent strategy, and all the elders of Israel agreed.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
So the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
Contextual Overview
1 Moreouer Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me chuse out now twelue thousand men, & I will vp and follow after Dauid this night, 2 And I will come vpon him: for he is wearie, and weake handed: so I will feare him, and all the people that are with him, shall flee, and I will smite the King onely, 3 And I will bring againe all the people vnto thee, and when all shal returne, ( the man whome thou seekest being slaine) all the people shalbe in peace. 4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the Elders of Israel. 5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let vs heare likewise what he sayth. 6 So when Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom spake vnto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken thus: shall we doe after his saying, or no? tell thou. 7 Hushai then answered vnto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath giuen, is not good at this time. 8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father, and his men, that they be strong men, and are chafed in minde as a beare robbed of her whelps in the fielde: also thy father is a valiant warrier, and will not lodge with the people. 9 Behold, he is hid now in some caue, or in some place: and though some of them be ouerthrowen at the first, yet the people shall heare, and say, The people that follow Absalom, be ouerthrowen. 10 Then he also that is valiant whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall shrinke and faint: for all Israel knoweth, that thy father is valiant, and they which be with him, stout men.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the saying: 1 Samuel 18:20, 1 Samuel 18:21, 1 Samuel 23:21, Esther 5:14, Romans 1:32
pleased Absalom well: Heb. was right in the eyes of Absalom, 2 Chronicles 30:4, Esther 1:21
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 20:7 - It is well Esther 2:4 - the thing Isaiah 8:10 - counsel
Cross-References
Genesis 12:2
And I will make of thee a great nation, and will blesse thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a blessing.
And I will make of thee a great nation, and will blesse thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
And I will make thy seede, as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede be numbred.
And I will make thy seede, as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede be numbred.
Genesis 16:10
Againe the Angel of the Lorde saide vnto her, I will so greatly increase thy seede, that it shal not be numbred for multitude.
Againe the Angel of the Lorde saide vnto her, I will so greatly increase thy seede, that it shal not be numbred for multitude.
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninetie yeere olde and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am God all sufficient. walke before me, and be thou vpright,
When Abram was ninetie yeere olde and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said vnto him, I am God all sufficient. walke before me, and be thou vpright,
Genesis 17:11
That is, ye shall circumcise the foreskin of your flesh, and it shalbe a signe of the couenant betweene me and you.
That is, ye shall circumcise the foreskin of your flesh, and it shalbe a signe of the couenant betweene me and you.
Genesis 17:18
And Abraham saide vnto God, Oh, that Ishmael might liue in thy sight.
And Abraham saide vnto God, Oh, that Ishmael might liue in thy sight.
Genesis 22:17
Therefore will I surely blesse thee, and will greatly multiplie thy seede, as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seede shall possesse the gate of his enemies.
Therefore will I surely blesse thee, and will greatly multiplie thy seede, as the starres of the heauen, and as the sand which is vpon the sea shore, and thy seede shall possesse the gate of his enemies.
Genesis 32:12
For thou saydest; I will surely doe thee good, and make thy seede as the sande of the sea, which can not be nombred for multitude.
For thou saydest; I will surely doe thee good, and make thy seede as the sande of the sea, which can not be nombred for multitude.
Genesis 35:11
Againe God said vnto him, I am God all sufficient. growe, and multiplie. a nation and a multitude of nations shall spring of thee, and Kings shall come out of thy loynes.
Againe God said vnto him, I am God all sufficient. growe, and multiplie. a nation and a multitude of nations shall spring of thee, and Kings shall come out of thy loynes.
Genesis 48:19
But his father refused, & sayd, I know well, my sonne, I know well: he shalbe also a people, and he shalbe great likewise: but his yonger brother shalbe greater then he, and his seede shall be full of nations.
But his father refused, & sayd, I know well, my sonne, I know well: he shalbe also a people, and he shalbe great likewise: but his yonger brother shalbe greater then he, and his seede shall be full of nations.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all elders of Israel. That were of the privy council; for it was a well contrived scheme to surprise David his men by night, in the condition they were in; nothing like seizing an opportunity, and making quick dispatch in executing a villainous design; only it is strange that Absalom could so easily come into a scheme to take away the life of so indulgent a father, which is only to be accounted for by his ambition; but it is stranger still that the elders of Israel should be pleased with it, and agree to and determine upon the death of a prince, who had so many years ruled them with justice and equity, clemency and mercy; and fought their battles for them, and raised their nation to such a pitch of glory it never had before.
