2 Samuel 17:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.”
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BSBPD
“This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And the thing is right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 17:4 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 18:20Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
- 1 Samuel 23:21“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
- 2 Chronicles 30:4This proposal pleased the king and the whole assembly.
- Esther 1:21The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan had advised.
- Esther 5:14His wife Zeresh and all his friends told him, “Have them build a gallows fifty cubits high, and ask the king in the morning to have Mordecai hanged on it. Then go to the banquet with the king and enjoy yourself.” The advice pleased Haman, and he had the gallows constructed.
- Romans 1:32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice them.
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