2 Samuel 17:4 “This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.”

2 Samuel 17:4

This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

World English Bible

The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

American Standard Version

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

Geneva Bible 1599

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the Elders of Israel.

Darby Translation

And the saying was right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.

Young's Literal Translation

And the thing is right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.

Bible in Basic English

And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.

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Cross references

“the saying”

1 Samuel 23:21 Esther 5:14 Romans 1:32 1 Samuel 18:20 1 Samuel 18:21

1 Samuel 23:21 · BSB

“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.

Esther 5:14 · BSB

His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The adv…

Romans 1:32 · BSB

Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.

1 Samuel 18:20 · BSB

Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.

1 Samuel 18:21 · BSB

“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”

“pleased Absalom well”

2 Chronicles 30:4 Esther 1:21

2 Chronicles 30:4 · BSB

This plan pleased the king and the whole assembly.

Esther 1:21 · BSB

The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan advised.

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

In context

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.”

5Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”

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