“Moreover, Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men. I will arise and pursue after David this night.”
2 Samuel 17
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1Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
“Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, Now let me choose 12 ,000 men and I will arise and pursue David tonight.”
2I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king
“I will come upon him while he is weary and weak and make him afraid. And all the people who are with him will flee. And I will strike only the king.”
“I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down only the king.”
“And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak. And I will make him afraid. And all of the people that are with him shall flee. And I will smite the king only.”
3and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace."
“Then I will bring back all the people to you. When all return except the man whom you seek, all the people will be at peace.”
4This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
“And the saying pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.”
“And the saying pleased Absalom well and the elders of Israel.”
5Then Absalom said, "Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say."
“Then Absalom said, now call Hushai the Archite also and let us hear what he says too.”
6So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, "Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?"
“And when Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him saying, Ahithophel has spoken in this manner. Shall we do as he says? If not, speak up.”
7Hushai replied, "This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound."
“So Hushai said to Absalom that the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.”
8He continued, "You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.
“For, said Hushai, you know that your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are enraged in their minds like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is a man of war and will not camp with the people.”
9Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, 'There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.'
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10Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.
“And even he who is valiant, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt completely. For all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man. And those were with him are valiant men.”
11Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.
“therefore, I advise that all Israel be fully gathered to you from Dan to Beersheba, like the sand that is by the sea for multitude, and that you go to battle in person.”
12Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.
“So we will come upon him in some place where he may be found and will fall on him as the dew falls on the ground and of him and of all the men who are with him, there shall be not left so much as one”
13If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found."
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14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel." For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
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15So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, "This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.
“Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priest, thus and so Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel and thus and so I have advised.”
16Now send quickly and tell David, 'Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.'"
“Now, therefore, send quickly and tell David saying, do not spend this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily cross over. Lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.”
17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.
“Now, Jonathan and Ahimaaz stated and Rogel, for they dared not be seen coming into the city. So a female servant would come and tell them and they would go and tell King David.”
18But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
“nevertheless a lad saw them and told Absalom. But they went both of them away quickly and came to a man's house and but who rim. Which had a well in his court whether they went down”
19Then the man's wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scattering grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
“Then the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth and spread ground grain on it. And the thing was not known.”
“and the woman took and spread a covering over the wells mouth and spread ground. Ground corn their own and the thing was not known”
20When Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" "They have crossed over the brook," she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
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21After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, "Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you."
“Now it came to pass after they departed that they came up out of the well and went and told King David and thus said to David, arise and cross over the water quickly, for thus has Ahithophel advised against you.”
22So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.
“So David and all the people were with him, arose and crossed over the Jordan by morning light. Not one of them was left who had not gone over the Jordan.”
“David arose and all the people that were with him and they passed over Jordan by the morning light and there lacked not one of them that had not gone over Jordan.”
23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father's tomb.
“Now, when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey and arose and went to his home, home to his house, to his city. Then he put his household in order and hanged himself and died. And he was buried in…”
“when he saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.”
24Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
“Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed over the Jordan. He and all the men of Israel with him.”
25Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
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26So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
“So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead”
“So Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.”
27When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
“and it came to pass when David was come to Mahanium that Shobi, the son of Nehash of Rabbah and of the children of Amman and Makir, the son of Amiel of Lodibar and Barzilai, the Gileadite of Rogilim”
28They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
“brought beds and basins, earthen vessels and wheat, barley and flour, parched grain and beans, lentils and parched seeds,”
“brought beds and basins and earthen vessels and wheat and barley and flour and parched corn and beans and lentils and parched”
“brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentils, and parched”
29honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, "The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness."
“honey and curds, sheep and cheese of the herd, for David and the people who were with him to eat. For they said, the people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.”
“and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kind for David and for the people that were with him to eat. For they said, the people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
“and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kind for David, and for the people that were with him to eat. For they said, the people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
“and honey and butter and sheep and cheese of the cows for David and for the people that were with him to eat. For they said, The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in this wilderness.”