Devine Scripture

2 Samuel 17:7

2 Samuel chapter 17 · verse 7 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.

Context

v.6And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not, speak thou.

v.7This passage

v.8Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Proverbs 31:8

    Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.