2 Samuel 16:15 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 16:15

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

BSB

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ASV

And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

KJV

And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The men of Israel - These words are wanting in the Chaldee, Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, and Arabic, and in two of Kennicott’s and De Rossi’s MSS.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Professing, however, with great address, to consider it his duty to support the cause which the course of Providence and the national will had seemingly decreed should triumph, and urging his friendship for the father as a ground of confidence in his fidelity to the son, he persuaded Absalom of his sincerity, and was admitted among the councillors of the new king.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם	ve.'av.sha.Lom	and Absalom	H53 →
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
הָעָם֙	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
אִ֣ישׁ	'ish	[the] man of	H376 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
בָּ֖אוּ	Ba.'u	they came	H935 →
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	ye.ru.sha.Lim	Jerusalem	H3389 →
וַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל	va.'a.chi.To.fel	and Ahithophel	H302 →
אִתּֽוֹ׃	'i.To	[was] with him	H854 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
2 Samuel 15:12
While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
leads to
- 2 Samuel 15:31
  Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
- Psalms 41:9
  Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
- Joshua 15:51
  Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages.
- Titus 1:16
  They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
- Psalms 55:12–14
  For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
Through
2 Samuel 15:37
So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 27:33
  Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
- 2 Samuel 16:15–16
  Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

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