2 Samuel 17:14 “Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the…”

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.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel sayde, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better, then the counsell of Ahithophel: for the Lord had determined to destroy the good counsell of Ahithophel, that the Lord might bring euill vpon Absalom.

Darby Translation

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. And Jehovah had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, in order that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.

Young's Literal Translation

And Absalom saith — and all the men of Israel — 'Better [is] the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;' and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah's bringing unto Absalom the evil.

Bible in Basic English

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, Hushai's suggestion is better than that of Ahithophel. For it was the purpose of the Lord to make the wise designs of Ahithophel without effect, so that the Lord might send evil on Absalom.

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Cross references

“the Lord”

2 Samuel 15:31 Genesis 32:28 Exodus 9:16 Deuteronomy 2:30 2 Chronicles 25:16 2 Chronicles 25:20

2 Samuel 15:31 · BSB

Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

Genesis 32:28 · BSB

Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

Exodus 9:16 · BSB

But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.

Deuteronomy 2:30 · BSB

But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through, for the LORD your God had made his spirit stubborn and his heart obstinate, that He might deliver him into your hand, as is the case this day.

2 Chronicles 25:16 · BSB

While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have d…

2 Chronicles 25:20 · BSB

But Amaziah would not listen, for this had come from God in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom.

“appointed”

Lamentations 3:37 Amos 9:3 Psalm 33:9 Psalm 33:10

Lamentations 3:37 · BSB

Who has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?

Amos 9:3 · BSB

Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.

Psalm 33:9 · BSB

For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

Psalm 33:10 · BSB

The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.

“to defeat”

2 Samuel 15:34 Proverbs 19:21 Isaiah 8:10 Job 5:12–14 Proverbs 21:30 1 Corinthians 3:19

2 Samuel 15:34 · BSB

But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’

Proverbs 19:21 · BSB

Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.

Isaiah 8:10 · BSB

Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us. ”

Job 5:12–14 · BSB

He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.

Proverbs 21:30 · BSB

There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

1 Corinthians 3:19 · BSB

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

“good counsel”

Luke 16:8

Luke 16:8 · BSB

The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the sons of this age are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the sons of light.

Also

Psalm 9:16

Psalm 9:16 · BSB

The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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 there.”

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.

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