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2 Samuel 17:13-15
Lexham English Bible
2 Samuel 17:13-15
Lexham English Bible
13 Even if he withdraws to a city, all Israel will bring up ropes to that city, and they will drag him away to the valley until there is not even a pebble to be found.” 14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” (Now Yahweh had ordained to frustrate the good counsel of Ahithophel in order for Yahweh to bring misery upon Absalom).
Hushai Sends Word to David
15 Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “Thus and so[a] Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, but thus and so[b] I have advised.
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- 2 Samuel 17:15 Literally “so this and so this”
- 2 Samuel 17:15 Literally “so this and so this”
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