2 Samuel 16:23 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 16:23

Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

KJV

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

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Commentary

1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Let us observe from this account of Ahithophel's fame for policy, (1.) That many excel in worldly wisdom who are utterly destitute of heavenly grace, because those who set up for oracles themselves are apt to despise the oracles of God. God has chosen the foolish things of the world; and the greatest statesmen are seldom the greatest saints.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַעֲצַ֣ת	va.'a.Tzat	and [the] counsel of	H6098 →
אֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל	'a.chi.To.fel	Ahithophel	H302 →
אֲשֶׁ֤ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
יָעַץ֙	ya.'Atz	he counseled	H3289 →
בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bai.ya.Mim	in the days	H3117 →
הָהֵ֔ם	ha.Hem	<the> those	H1992 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka.'a.Sher	[was] just as	H834 →
יִשְׁאַל־אִ֖ישׁ	yish.'al-Ish-	he enquires-anyone	H7592 →H376 →
בִּדְבַ֣ר	bid.Var	by [the] word of	H1697 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	<the> God	H430 →
כֵּ֚ן	ken	[was] so	H3651 →
כָּל־	kol-	all	H3605 →
עֲצַ֣ת	'a.Tzat	[the] counsel of	H6098 →
אֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל	'a.chi.To.fel	Ahithophel	H302 →
גַּם־	gam-	both	H1571 →
לְדָוִ֖ד	le.da.Vid	to David	H1732 →
גַּ֥ם	gam	as well as	H1571 →
לְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ ס	le.'av.sha.Lom	to Absalom	H53 →

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he…
leads to
- Matthew 27:5
  So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
- 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.
- 2 Kings 20:1
  In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz came to him and said, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Put your house in order, for you are about to…
Through
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…
leads to
- 2 Samuel 15:34
  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…
- 1 Corinthians 1:19–20
  For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
- Proverbs 19:21
  Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
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.