2 Samuel 17:14
Then 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.
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.
Note appointed: Heb. commanded
Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the Lord had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil on Absalom.
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Jehovah had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the Lord
- 2 Samuel 15:31; Genesis 32:28; Exodus 9:16; Deuteronomy 2:30; 2 Chronicles 25:16, 20
- appointed
- Heb. commanded.
- Psalm 33:9, 10; Lamentations 3:37; Amos 9:3
- to defeat
- 2 Samuel 15:34; 2 Samuel 16:23; Job 5:12–14; Proverbs 19:21; Proverbs 21:30; Isaiah 8:10; 1 Corinthians 1:19, 20; 1 Corinthians 3:19
- good counsel
- Luke 16:8