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Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 17

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2 Samuel 17 NASB - New American Standard Bible2 Samuel 17 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 17 of 2 Samuel—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. ¶ Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose 12,000 men that I may arise and pursue David tonight.
  2. 1I will come upon him while he is weary and [a]exhausted and terrify him, so that all the people who are with him will flee. Then 2I will strike down the king alone,
  3. and I will bring back all the people to you. [b]The return of everyone depends on the man you seek; then all the people will be at 3peace.”
  4. So the [c]plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
  5. ¶ Then Absalom said, “Now call 4Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what [d]he has to say.”
  6. When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom said to [e]him, “Ahithophel has spoken [f]thus. Shall we [g]carry out his plan? If not, you speak.”
  7. So Hushai said to Absalom, “5This time the advice that Ahithophel has [h]given is not good.”
  8. Moreover, Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are [i]fierce, 6like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an [j]expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.
  9. Behold, he has now hidden himself in one of the [k]caves or in another place; and it will be [l]when he falls on them at the first attack, that whoever hears it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.’
  10. And even the one who is valiant, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, 7will completely [m]lose heart; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man and those who are with him are valiant men.
  11. But I counsel that all Israel be surely gathered to you, 8from Dan even to Beersheba, 9as the sand that is by the sea in abundance, and that [n]you personally go into battle.
  12. So we shall come to him in one of the places where he can be found, and we will [o]fall on him 10as the dew falls on the ground; and of him and of all the men who are with him, not even one will be left.
  13. If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city, and we will 11drag it into the [p]valley until not even a small stone is found there.”
  14. Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For 12the LORD had ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring calamity on Absalom.
  15. ¶ Then 13Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “[q]This is what Ahithophel counseled Absalom and the elders of Israel, and [r]this is what I have counseled.
  16. Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, ‘14Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means cross over, or else the king and all the people who are with him will be [s]destroyed.’”
  17. 15Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at 16En-rogel, and a maidservant would go and tell them, and they would go and tell King David, for they could not be seen entering the city.
  18. But a lad did see them and told Absalom; so the two of them departed quickly and came to the house of a man 17in Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard, and they went down [t]into it.
  19. And 18the woman [u]took a covering and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known.
  20. Then Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And 19the woman said to them, “They have crossed the brook of water.” And when they searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
  21. ¶ It came about after they had departed that they came up out of the well and went and told King David; and they said to David, “20Arise and cross over the water quickly for thus Ahithophel has counseled against you.”
  22. Then David and all the people who were with him arose and crossed the Jordan; and by [v]dawn not even one remained who had not crossed the Jordan.
  23. ¶ Now when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not [w]followed, he [x]saddled his donkey and arose and went to his home, to 21his city, and [y]22set his house in order, and 23strangled himself; thus he died and was buried in the grave of his father.
  24. ¶ Then David came to 24Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
  25. Absalom set 25Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was [z]Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of 26Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
  26. And Israel and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
  27. ¶ Now when David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi 27the son of Nahash from 28Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, 29Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and 30Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim,
  28. brought 31beds, basins, pottery, wheat, barley, flour, parched grain, beans, lentils, parched seeds,
  29. honey, curds, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David and for the people who were with him, 32to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.”

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Lit slack of hands
  2. ^ Lit Like the return of the whole is the man whom you seek
  3. ^ Lit word was pleasing in the sight of
  4. ^ Lit is in his mouth—even he
  5. ^ Lit him, saying
  6. ^ Lit according to this word
  7. ^ Lit do his word
  8. ^ Lit advised
  9. ^ Lit bitter of soul
  10. ^ Lit man of war
  11. ^ Lit pits
  12. ^ Lit according to a falling among them
  13. ^ Lit melt
  14. ^ Lit your face go
  15. ^ Lit settle down
  16. ^ Or wadi
  17. ^ Lit Thus and thus
  18. ^ Lit Thus and thus
  19. ^ Lit swallowed up
  20. ^ Lit there
  21. ^ Lit took and spread the covering
  22. ^ Lit the light of the morning
  23. ^ Lit done
  24. ^ Lit bound
  25. ^ Lit gave charge to
  26. ^ In 1 Chr 2:17, Jether the Ishmaelite

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Sa 16:14
  2. ^ 1Ki 22:31
  3. ^ Je 6:14
  4. ^ 2Sa 15:32-34
  5. ^ 2Sa 16:21
  6. ^ Ho 13:8
  7. ^ Jos 2:9-11
  8. ^ 1Sa 3:20
  9. ^ Ge 22:17; 1Sa 13:5
  10. ^ Ps 110:3; Mc 5:7
  11. ^ Mc 1:6
  12. ^ 2Sa 15:31, 34; Ps 9:15, 16
  13. ^ 2Sa 15:35, 36
  14. ^ 2Sa 15:28
  15. ^ 2Sa 15:27, 36
  16. ^ Jos 15:7; 18:16
  17. ^ 2Sa 3:16; 16:5
  18. ^ Jos 2:4-6
  19. ^ Le 19:11; Jos 2:3-5; 1Sa 19:12-17
  20. ^ 2Sa 17:15, 16
  21. ^ 2Sa 15:12
  22. ^ 2Ki 20:1
  23. ^ Mt 27:5
  24. ^ Ge 32:2, 10; 2Sa 2:8
  25. ^ 2Sa 19:13; 20:9-12; 1Ki 2:5, 32
  26. ^ 1Ch 2:16
  27. ^ 1Sa 11:1; 2Sa 10:1, 2
  28. ^ 2Sa 12:26, 29
  29. ^ 2Sa 9:4
  30. ^ 2Sa 19:31-39; 1Ki 2:7
  31. ^ Pr 11:25; Mt 5:7
  32. ^ 2Sa 16:2, 14; Pr 21:26; Ec 11:1; Ro 12:13

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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