Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel. New Living Translation This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel. English Standard Version And the advice seemed right in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel. Berean Standard Bible This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel. King James Bible And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. New King James Version And the saying pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel. New American Standard Bible And the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel. NASB 1995 So the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel. NASB 1977 So the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel. Legacy Standard Bible And the word was right in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel. Amplified Bible So the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel. Christian Standard Bible This proposal seemed right to Absalom and all the elders of Israel. Holman Christian Standard Bible This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel. American Standard Version And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the word was pleasing to the ears of Abishlum and in the eyes of all of the Elders of Israel Brenton Septuagint Translation And the saying was right in the eyes of Abessalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel. Contemporary English Version Absalom and all the leaders of the tribes of Israel agreed that Ahithophel had a good plan. Douay-Rheims Bible And his saying pleased Absalom, and all the ancients of Israel. English Revised Version And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. GOD'S WORD® Translation Absalom and all the leaders of Israel approved this plan. Good News Translation This seemed like good advice to Absalom and all the Israelite leaders. International Standard Version Even though this plan seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all of the elders of Israel, JPS Tanakh 1917 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. Literal Standard Version And the word is right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all [the] elderly of Israel. Majority Standard Bible This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel. New American Bible This plan sounded good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel. NET Bible This seemed like a good idea to Absalom and to all the leaders of Israel. New Revised Standard Version The advice pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel. New Heart English Bible The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. Webster's Bible Translation And the saying, pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. World English Bible The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. Young's Literal Translation And the thing is right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hushai Counters Ahithophel's Advice…3and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.” 4This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel. 5Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”… Cross References 2 Samuel 17:3 and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace." 2 Samuel 17:5 Then Absalom said, "Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say." Treasury of Scripture And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. the saying 1 Samuel 18:20,21 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him… 1 Samuel 23:21 And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me. Esther 5:14 Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto him, Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and to morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may be hanged thereon: then go thou in merrily with the king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman; and he caused the gallows to be made. 2 Chronicles 30:4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. Esther 1:21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan: Jump to Previous Absalom Ab'salom Advice Elders Eyes Good Israel Plan Pleased Pleasing Responsible Right SeemedJump to Next Absalom Ab'salom Advice Elders Eyes Good Israel Plan Pleased Pleasing Responsible Right Seemed2 Samuel 17 1. Ahithophel's counsel is overthrown by Hushai's15. Secret intelligence is sent unto David 23. Ahithophel hangs himself 25. Amasa is made captain 27. David at Mahanaim is furnished with provisions Verse 4. - All the elders of Israel. Their presence seems to show that Absalom professed to act in an orderly and constitutional manner, and with the advice of those in authority. It was possibly this wish to keep up appearances which made him command Hushai to be summoned, as he was one whose advice would certainly have been asked had matters gone on in their ordinary channel. So again in vers. 14, 15, Absalom acts only with the popular consent. Very probably the royal power was gradually superseding that of the tribal authorities, and this may have made David unpopular with many of the great nobles. Absalom would thus gain many adherents by associating "elders" and "men of Israel" with him in his councils. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew This proposalהַדָּבָ֖ר (had·dā·ḇār) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause seemed בְּעֵינֵ֣י (bə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain good וַיִּישַׁ֥ר (way·yî·šar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous to Absalom אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם (’aḇ·šā·lōm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites and all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every the elders זִקְנֵ֥י (ziq·nê) Adjective - masculine plural construct Strong's 2205: Old of Israel. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc Links 2 Samuel 17:4 NIV2 Samuel 17:4 NLT 2 Samuel 17:4 ESV 2 Samuel 17:4 NASB 2 Samuel 17:4 KJV 2 Samuel 17:4 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 17:4 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 17:4 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 17:4 French Bible 2 Samuel 17:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 17:4 The saying pleased Absalom well and all (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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