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2 Samuel 17:5
But then Absalom said, "Call in Hushai the Arkite—let's hear what he has to say."
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite also. Let’s hear what he has to say as well.”
Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite also. Let’s hear what he has to say as well.”
Hebrew Names Version
Then said Avshalom, Call now Hushai the Arki also, and let us hear likewise what he says.
Then said Avshalom, Call now Hushai the Arki also, and let us hear likewise what he says.
King James Version
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
Lexham English Bible
Then Absalom said, "Please call also for Hushai the Arkite, and let us hear what he has to say also."
Then Absalom said, "Please call also for Hushai the Arkite, and let us hear what he has to say also."
English Standard Version
Then Absalom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."
Then Absalom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."
New Century Version
But Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Arkite, so I can hear what he says."
But Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Arkite, so I can hear what he says."
New English Translation
But Absalom said, "Call for Hushai the Arkite, and let's hear what he has to say."
But Absalom said, "Call for Hushai the Arkite, and let's hear what he has to say."
Amplified Bible
Nevertheless, Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."
Nevertheless, Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."
New American Standard Bible
Nevertheless, Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let's hear what he has to say."
Nevertheless, Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let's hear what he has to say."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let vs heare likewise what he sayth.
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let vs heare likewise what he sayth.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Absalom said, "Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what is also in his mouth."
Then Absalom said, "Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what is also in his mouth."
Contemporary English Version
Then Absalom said, "Bring in Hushai the Archite. Let's hear what he has to say."
Then Absalom said, "Bring in Hushai the Archite. Let's hear what he has to say."
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Avshalom said, "Now call also Hushai the Arki, and let's give equal hearing to what he has to say."
Then Avshalom said, "Now call also Hushai the Arki, and let's give equal hearing to what he has to say."
Darby Translation
And Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and we will hear also what he says.
And Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and we will hear also what he says.
Easy-to-Read Version
But Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Arkite. I also want to hear what he says."
But Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Arkite. I also want to hear what he says."
George Lamsa Translation
Then Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us likewise hear what he has to say.
Then Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us likewise hear what he has to say.
Good News Translation
Absalom said, "Now call Hushai, and let us hear what he has to say."
Absalom said, "Now call Hushai, and let us hear what he has to say."
Literal Translation
And Absalom said, Please call for Hushai the Archite also. And we shall hear what is in his mouth, also he.
And Absalom said, Please call for Hushai the Archite also. And we shall hear what is in his mouth, also he.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But Absalom sayde: I praye you call Chusai the Arachite also, and let vs heare what he sayeth therto.
But Absalom sayde: I praye you call Chusai the Arachite also, and let vs heare what he sayeth therto.
American Standard Version
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
Bible in Basic English
Then Absalom said, Now send for Hushai the Archite, and let us give ear to what he has to say.
Then Absalom said, Now send for Hushai the Archite, and let us give ear to what he has to say.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde Absalom: Cal nowe Husai the Arachite also, and let vs heare lykewyse what he sayth.
Then sayde Absalom: Cal nowe Husai the Arachite also, and let vs heare lykewyse what he sayth.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then said Absalom: 'Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.'
Then said Absalom: 'Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.'
King James Version (1611)
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let vs heare likewise what he saith.
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let vs heare likewise what he saith.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Abessalom said, Call now also Chusi the Arachite, and let us hear what is in his mouth, even in his also.
And Abessalom said, Call now also Chusi the Arachite, and let us hear what is in his mouth, even in his also.
English Revised Version
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Absalom said, "Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say."
Then Absalom said, "Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Absolon seide, Clepe ye also Chusy of Arath, and here we what also he seith.
Forsothe Absolon seide, Clepe ye also Chusy of Arath, and here we what also he seith.
Young's Literal Translation
And Absalom saith, `Call, I pray thee, also for Hushai the Archite, and we hear what [is] in his mouth -- even he.'
And Absalom saith, `Call, I pray thee, also for Hushai the Archite, and we hear what [is] in his mouth -- even he.'
Update Bible Version
Then Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he says.
Then Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he says.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
World English Bible
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he says.
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he says.
New King James Version
Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he says too."
Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he says too."
New Living Translation
But then Absalom said, "Bring in Hushai the Arkite. Let's see what he thinks about this."
But then Absalom said, "Bring in Hushai the Arkite. Let's see what he thinks about this."
New Life Bible
Then Absalom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also. Let us hear what he has to say."
Then Absalom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also. Let us hear what he has to say."
New Revised Standard
Then Absalom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear too what he has to say."
Then Absalom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear too what he has to say."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Absolom, I pray you, call ye Hushai the Archite also, - and let us hear what is in, his, mouth, also.
Then said Absolom, I pray you, call ye Hushai the Archite also, - and let us hear what is in, his, mouth, also.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But Absalom said: Call Chusai the Arachite, and let us hear what he also saith.
But Absalom said: Call Chusai the Arachite, and let us hear what he also saith.
Revised Standard Version
Then Ab'salom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."
Then Ab'salom said, "Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."
Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."
Contextual Overview
1Next Ahithophel advised Absalom, "Let me handpick twelve thousand men and go after David tonight. I'll come on him when he's bone tired and take him by complete surprise. The whole army will run off and I'll kill only David. Then I'll bring the army back to you—a bride brought back to her husband! You're only after one man, after all. Then everyone will be together in peace!" 4 Absalom thought it was an excellent strategy, and all the elders of Israel agreed. 5 But then Absalom said, "Call in Hushai the Arkite—let's hear what he has to say." 6 So Hushai came and Absalom put it to him, "This is what Ahithophel advised. Should we do it? What do you say?" 7Hushai 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. 11"Here's what I'd advise: Muster the whole country, from Dan to Beersheba, an army like the sand of the sea, and you personally lead them. We'll smoke him out wherever he is, fall on him like dew falls on the earth, and, believe me, there won't be a single survivor. If he hides out in a city, then the whole army will bring ropes to that city and pull it down and into a gully—not so much as a pebble left of it!" 14 Absalom and all his company agreed that the counsel of Hushai the Arkite was better than the counsel of Ahithophel. ( God had determined to discredit the counsel of Ahithophel so as to bring ruin on Absalom.)
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Hushai: 2 Samuel 15:32-37, 2 Samuel 16:16-19
he saith: Heb. is in his mouth
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 15:34 - then mayest 1 Kings 12:6 - consulted 1 Kings 12:9 - General 2 Chronicles 10:6 - What counsel 2 Chronicles 10:9 - What advice
Cross-References
Genesis 17:15
God continued speaking to Abraham, "And Sarai your wife: Don't call her Sarai any longer; call her Sarah. I'll bless her—yes! I'll give you a son by her! Oh, how I'll bless her! Nations will come from her; kings of nations will come from her."
God continued speaking to Abraham, "And Sarai your wife: Don't call her Sarai any longer; call her Sarah. I'll bless her—yes! I'll give you a son by her! Oh, how I'll bless her! Nations will come from her; kings of nations will come from her."
Genesis 17:23
Then Abraham took his son Ishmael and all his servants, whether houseborn or purchased—every male in his household—and circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins that very day, just as God had told him.
Then Abraham took his son Ishmael and all his servants, whether houseborn or purchased—every male in his household—and circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins that very day, just as God had told him.
Genesis 32:28
The man said, "But no longer. Your name is no longer Jacob. From now on it's Israel (God-Wrestler); you've wrestled with God and you've come through."
The man said, "But no longer. Your name is no longer Jacob. From now on it's Israel (God-Wrestler); you've wrestled with God and you've come through."
Numbers 13:16
These are the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land. Moses gave Hoshea (Salvation) son of Nun a new name—Joshua ( God -Saves).
These are the names of the men Moses sent to scout out the land. Moses gave Hoshea (Salvation) son of Nun a new name—Joshua ( God -Saves).
Nehemiah 9:7
You're the one, God , the God who chose Abram And brought him from Ur of the Chaldees and changed his name to Abraham. You found his heart to be steady and true to you and signed a covenant with him, A covenant to give him the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, The Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites, —to give it to his descendants. And you kept your word because you are righteous.
You're the one, God , the God who chose Abram And brought him from Ur of the Chaldees and changed his name to Abraham. You found his heart to be steady and true to you and signed a covenant with him, A covenant to give him the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, and the Amorites, The Perizzites, Jebusites, and Girgashites, —to give it to his descendants. And you kept your word because you are righteous.
Romans 4:17
We call Abraham "father" not because he got God's attention by living like a saint, but because God made something out of Abraham when he was a nobody. Isn't that what we've always read in Scripture, God saying to Abraham, "I set you up as father of many peoples"? Abraham was first named "father" and then became a father because he dared to trust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead to life, with a word make something out of nothing. When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn't do but on what God said he would do. And so he was made father of a multitude of peoples. God himself said to him, "You're going to have a big family, Abraham!"
We call Abraham "father" not because he got God's attention by living like a saint, but because God made something out of Abraham when he was a nobody. Isn't that what we've always read in Scripture, God saying to Abraham, "I set you up as father of many peoples"? Abraham was first named "father" and then became a father because he dared to trust God to do what only God could do: raise the dead to life, with a word make something out of nothing. When everything was hopeless, Abraham believed anyway, deciding to live not on the basis of what he saw he couldn't do but on what God said he would do. And so he was made father of a multitude of peoples. God himself said to him, "You're going to have a big family, Abraham!"
Revelation 2:17
"Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches. I'll give the sacred manna to every conqueror; I'll also give a clear, smooth stone inscribed with your new name, your secret new name."
"Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words, the Spirit blowing through the churches. I'll give the sacred manna to every conqueror; I'll also give a clear, smooth stone inscribed with your new name, your secret new name."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then said Absalom, call now Hushai the Archite also,.... For it seems he was not at the council board at this time; whether he was as yet admitted to it is not certain: there is something very remarkable in the providence of God, to incline Absalom to have the opinion of Hushai upon this point, when the counsel of Ahithophel was so universally approved of; and Hushai also being well known to have been an intimate friend and confident of David's, and not so settled and established in the interest of Absalom, and such a sworn friend of his as Ahithophel was; this can only be ascribed to the will of God, to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, and the wisdom of divine Providence in blinding the mind of Absalom with respect to his counsel, and inclining it to take the opinion of Hushai:
and let us hear likewise what he saith; which he might say without any diffidence about the "counsel" given, but knowing that in the multitude of counsellors there is safety; and Hushai being a wise and good counsellor, he might hope and expect that he would give the same advice, and so strengthen and confirm it.
