2 Samuel 17:5
in 2 Samuel 17Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
KJV
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 17
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
But his dexterity was chiefly displayed in that part of his counsel which recommended a general levy throughout the country; and that Absalom should take command of it in person--thereby flattering at once the pride and ambition of the usurper. The bait was caught by the vainglorious and wicked prince.
This site's exposition
the saying pleased Absalom well
on 2 Samuel 17:4-6
The saying pleases Absalom, but he still calls for Hushai's word before acting on it, a fickleness Barnes reads as providence keeping the door open a second time. Hushai's presence in the council chamber is no accident: David had sent him back from the ascent of Olivet at 15:32-37 with one assignment, to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, and this is the moment that assignment is tested. Absalom's own question, if not, speak thou, invites the very contradiction that will undo him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
): Let us hear what he saith. Herein he thought he did wisely (two heads are better than one), but God taketh the wise in their own craftiness. See Mr. Poole's note on this.
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Then said Absalom, call now Hushai the Archite also,....
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vaiyomer | and he said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם | ʾavshalom | Absalom | H53 → | 110 times |
| קְרָ֣א | kera' | summon | H7121 → | 733 times |
| נָ֔א | na' | please | H4994 → | 404 times |
| גַּ֖ם | gam | also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| לְחוּשַׁ֣י | lechushai | <to> Hushai | H2365 → | 14 times |
| הָאַרְכִּ֑י | haarki | the Arkite | H757 → | 6 times |
| וְנִשְׁמְעָ֥ה | venishmeah | so let us hear | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| מַה־ | mah- | what? | H4100 → | 752 times |
| בְּפִ֖יו | befiv | [is] in mouth his | H6310 → | 498 times |
| גַּם־ | gam- | also | H1571 → | 769 times |
| הֽוּא׃ | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he said
vaiyomerH559 →5305 times
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹםAbsalom
ʾavshalomH53 →110 times
קְרָ֣אsummon
kera'H7121 →733 times
נָ֔אplease
na'H4994 →404 times
גַּ֖םalso
gamH1571 →769 times
לְחוּשַׁ֣י<to> Hushai
lechushaiH2365 →14 times
הָאַרְכִּ֑יthe Arkite
haarkiH757 →6 times
וְנִשְׁמְעָ֥הso let us hear
venishmeahH8085 →1159 times
מַה־what?
mah-H4100 →752 times
בְּפִ֖יו[is] in mouth his
befivH6310 →498 times
גַּם־also
gam-H1571 →769 times
הֽוּא׃he
hu'H1931 →1879 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About 2 Samuel
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.