CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>2 Samuel 17 BSB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/2_samuel/17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bsb/topmenuchap/2_samuel/17-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BSB</a> > 2 Samuel 17</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/berean/menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_samuel/16.htm" title="2 Samuel 16">◄</a> 2 Samuel 17 <a href="../2_samuel/18.htm" title="2 Samuel 18">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Berean Study Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/heb/2_samuel/17.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Hushai Counters Ahithophel’s Advice<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> then all the people will be at peace.” <A name="5"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel. <A name="6"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.” <A name="7"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?” <A name="8"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.” <A name="9"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’ <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him. <A name="12"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle. <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain. <A name="14"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found.” <A name="15"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom. <A name="16"></a><p class="hdg">Hushai’s Warning Saves David<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../psalms/55.htm">Psalm 55:1–23</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’<span class="thinq"> </span>” <A name="18"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scattering grain over it so nobody would know a thing. <A name="21"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” <p class="reg">“They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem. <A name="22"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.” <A name="23"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan. <A name="24"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb. <A name="25"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel. <A name="26"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> the Ishmaelite<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> who had married Abigail,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> the daughter of Nahash<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab. <A name="27"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead. <A name="28"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim. <A name="29"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> LXX; see also DSS; MT <i>and bring all the people back to you. When everyone returns except the man you seek,</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>If he should attack your troops first</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <i>Ithra</i><span class="thin"> </span> is a variant of <i>Jether</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see <a href="../1_kings/2.htm#5">1 Kings 2:5</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> Some LXX manuscripts (see also <a href="../1_chronicles/2.htm#17">1 Chronicles 2:17</a>); MT and other LXX manuscripts <i>Israelite</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Or <i>Abigal</i><span class="thin"> </span>, a variant of <i>Abigail</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">25</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Or <i>of Jesse</i><span class="thin"> </span>; see DSS and <a href="../1_chronicles/2.htm#13">1 Chronicles 2:13–16</a><br><span class="fnverse">28</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> Most LXX manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew includes <i>roasted seeds</i><span class="thin"> </span>.<br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Free <a href=http://berean.bible/downloads.htm>downloads</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible/licensing.htm>licensing</a> available. See also the <a href=http://literalbible.com>Berean Literal Bible</a> and <a href=http://interlinearbible.com>Berean Interlinear Bible</a>.<span class=p><br /><br /></span><a href=/>Bible Hub</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_samuel/16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center">  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'); }); </script> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0'); }); </script> </div> <br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'); }); </script> </div><br /><br /> <br /><br />  <div align="center"> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1'); }); </script> </div></div><br /><br /> <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> <script> googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'); }); </script> </div><br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html><script src='https://tagan.adlightning.com/math-aids-biblehub/op.js'></script> <script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-optimized.js'></script> <script src='//www.googletagservices.com/tag/js/gpt.js'></script> <script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/cmp.js'></script> <script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/prebid-lite.js'></script> <script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/engine.js'></script>