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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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Original language & word study

25 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙'av.sha.lOmAbsalomH53 →
וְכָל־ve.kholand everyH3605 →
אִ֣ישׁ'ish<the> man ofH376 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
טוֹבָ֗הto.Vah[is] goodH2896 →
עֲצַת֙'a.Tzat[the] counsel ofH6098 →
חוּשַׁ֣יchu.ShaiHushaiH2365 →
הָאַרְכִּ֔יha.'ar.Kithe ArkiteH757 →
מֵעֲצַ֖תme.'a.Tzatmore than [the] counsel ofH6098 →
אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל'a.chi.To.felAhithophelH302 →
וַיהוָ֣הva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068 →
צִוָּ֗הtzi.Vahhe had commandedH6680 →
לְהָפֵ֞רle.ha.Ferto frustrateH6565 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עֲצַ֤ת'a.Tzat[the] counsel ofH6098 →
אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙'a.chi.To.felAhithophelH302 →
הַטּוֹבָ֔הha.to.Vah<the> goodH2896 →
לְבַעֲב֗וּרle.va.'a.Vur<to> in orderH5668 →
הָבִ֧יאha.Vi'to bringH935 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם'av.sha.LomAbsalomH53 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָרָעָֽה׃ סha.ra.'Ah<the> calamityH7451 →

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Psalms 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.2 Samuel 15:34But 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.’1 Corinthians 1:19–20For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.Proverbs 19:21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.Isaiah 8:10Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”Psalms 5:10Declare them guilty, O God; let them fall by their own devices. Drive them out for their many transgressions, for they have rebelled against You.Nehemiah 4:15When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”Job 5:12–14He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”Genesis 45:5And now, do not be distressed or angry with yourselves that you sold me into this place, because it was to save lives that God sent me before you.2 Chronicles 10:8But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.Job 17:4You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.2 Samuel 16:23Now 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.Luke 16:8The 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.Psalms 33:9–10For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm.

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David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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