2 Samuel 17:7
What does 2 Samuel 17:7 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 17:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Hushai saith unto Absalom, `Not good <FI>is<Fi> the counsel that Ahithophel hath counselled at this time.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has 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.
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