2 Samuel 17:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.””

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BSBPD

“Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Hushai saith unto Absalom, `Not good <FI>is<Fi> the counsel that Ahithophel hath counselled at this time.'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 17:7 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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!”
  2. 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.’
  3. Proverbs 31:8Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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