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Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 17

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Chapter 17 of 2 Samuel—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And A·hithʹo·phel proceeded to say to Abʹsa·lom: “Let me choose, please, twelve thousand men and rise up and chase after David tonight.1
  2. And I shall come upon him when he is weary and feeble in both hands,2 and I shall certainly drive him into trembling; and all the people that are with him will have to flee, and I shall certainly strike down the king by himself.3
  3. And let me bring all the people back to you. Equivalent to the returning of all is the man whom you are seeking; [and] all the people will themselves come to be at peace.”[a]
  4. And the word was just right in the eyes of Abʹsa·lom4 and in the eyes of all the older men of Israel.
  5. ¶ However, Abʹsa·lom said: “Call, please, Huʹshai5 the Arʹchite also, and let us hear what is in his mouth, even his.”
  6. So Huʹshai came in to Abʹsa·lom. Then Abʹsa·lom said to him: “According to this word is the way A·hithʹo·phel spoke. Shall we act upon his word? If not, you yourself speak.”
  7. At this Huʹshai said to Abʹsa·lom: “The counsel with which A·hithʹo·phel has counseled is not good in this instance!”6
  8. ¶ And Huʹshai went on to say: “You yourself well know your father and the men of his, that they are mighty,7 and they are bitter of soul,8 like a female bear that has lost her cubs in the field;9 and your father is a warrior,10 and he will not spend the night with the people.
  9. Look! Now he is in hiding11 in one of the hollows or in one of the other places; and it will certainly occur that, just as soon as he falls upon them at the start, the one hearing of it will then be bound to hear and say, ‘A defeat has taken place among the people that are following Abʹsa·lom!’
  10. And even the valiant man whose heart is as the heart of the lion[b]12 will himself surely soften in weakness;13 for all Israel is aware that your father is a mighty man14 and so, too, are the valiant men that are with him.15
  11. I myself do say in counsel: Let all Israel without fail be gathered to you, from Dan to Beʹer-sheʹba,16 as the sand particles that are by the sea for multitude,17 with your own person[c] going into the fight.[d]18
  12. And we must come against him in one of the places where he is certain to be found,19 and we ourselves will be upon him just as the dew20 falls upon the ground; and there will certainly not be left even a single one among him and all the men that are with him.
  13. And if it is into some city that he will withdraw, all Israel must also carry ropes to that city, and we shall certainly drag it down to the torrent valley, until there shall not be found there even a pebble.”21
  14. ¶ Then Abʹsa·lom and all the men of Israel said: “The counsel of Huʹshai the Arʹchite is better22 than the counsel of A·hithʹo·phel!” And Jehovah himself had given command23 to frustrate the counsel24 of A·hithʹo·phel although good,25 in order that Jehovah might bring calamity26 upon Abʹsa·lom.
  15. ¶ Later Huʹshai said to Zaʹdok27 and A·biʹa·thar the priests: “This and that was the way that A·hithʹo·phel counseled Abʹsa·lom and the older men of Israel; and this and that was the way that I myself counseled.
  16. And now send speedily and tell David,28 saying, ‘Do not lodge in the desert plains of the wilderness tonight, but you also ought to cross over without fail,29 for fear that the king and all the people that are with him may be swallowed30 up.’”[e]
  17. ¶ As Jonʹa·than31 and A·himʹa·az32 were standing at En-roʹgel,33 a maidservant went off and told them. So they themselves went off, as they had to tell King David; for they were not able to appear entering the city.
  18. However, a young man got to see them and told Abʹsa·lom. So the two of them went off speedily and came to the house of a man in Ba·huʹrim,34 who had a well in his courtyard; and they went down into it.
  19. After that the woman took and spread out a screen over the face of the well and heaped up cracked grain upon it;35 and not a thing became known of it.
  20. The servants of Abʹsa·lom now came to the woman at her house and said: “Where are A·himʹa·az and Jonʹa·than?” At this the woman said to them: “They passed on from here to the waters.”36 Then they kept on searching, and they did not find them37 and so returned to Jerusalem.
  21. ¶ And it came about after their going away that then they came up out of the well and went on and told King David and said to David: “YOU people, rise up and speedily pass over the waters; for this is the way that A·hithʹo·phel counseled38 against YOU.”
  22. Immediately David rose up and also all the people that were with him, and they kept crossing the Jordan until the morning became light,39 until not a one was lacking that had not passed over the Jordan.
  23. ¶ As for A·hithʹo·phel, he saw that his counsel had not been acted upon,40 and he proceeded to saddle an ass and rise up and go off to his house at his own city.41 Then he gave commands to his household42 and strangled43 himself[f] and thus died.44 So he was buried45 in the burial place of his forefathers.
  24. ¶ As for David, he came to Ma·ha·naʹim,46 and Abʹsa·lom himself crossed the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
  25. And A·maʹsa47 was the one whom Abʹsa·lom put in the place of Joʹab48 over the army; and A·maʹsa was the son of a man whose name was Ithʹra49 the Israelite,[g] who had relations with Abʹi·gail50 the daughter of Naʹhash,[h] the sister of Ze·ruʹiah, Joʹab’s mother.
  26. And Israel and Abʹsa·lom took up camping in the land of Gilʹe·ad.51
  27. ¶ And it came about that, as soon as David came to Ma·ha·naʹim, Shoʹbi the son of Naʹhash from Rabʹbah52 of the sons of Amʹmon,53 and Maʹchir54 the son of Amʹmi·el55 from Lo-deʹbar, and Bar·zilʹlai56 the Gilʹe·ad·ite from Ro·geʹlim57
  28. [brought][i] beds and basins and potter’s vessels, and wheat and barley and flour58 and roasted grain59 and broad beans60 and lentils61 and parched grain;
  29. and honey62 and butter63 and sheep and curds of cattle they brought forward for David and the people that were with him to eat,64 for they said: “The people are hungry and tired and thirsty in the wilderness.”65

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Possibly, “Let me bring all the people back to you just as the bride returns to her husband. It is only the soul of one man that you are seeking, and all the people will themselves come to be at peace.” LXX agrees.
  2. ^ “The lion.” Heb., ha·ʼar·yehʹ, the African lion.
  3. ^ Lit., “and with your own face.”
  4. ^ Or, “into battle.” LXXSyVg, “in among them.”
  5. ^ Or, “for fear that it may be communicated to the king and to all the people that are with him.”
  6. ^ “Hanged himself,” LXX, as in Mt 27:5.
  7. ^ “Israelite,” MLXXSyVg; LXXA and 1Ch 2:17, “Ishmaelite.”
  8. ^ “Nahash,” MLXXSyVg; LXXL and 1Ch 2:12, 13, “Jesse.”
  9. ^ “Brought,” LXX.

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Pr 1:16; 4:16
  2. ^ De 25:18; 2Sa 16:14
  3. ^ 1Ki 22:31; Ps 37:12; 41:9; 55:12
  4. ^ Mt 15:4; 2Ti 3:3
  5. ^ 2Sa 15:32; 16:16
  6. ^ 2Sa 15:34
  7. ^ 1Sa 16:18; 2Sa 15:18; 23:8, 18; 1Ch 11:26
  8. ^ Jg 18:25
  9. ^ 2Ki 2:24; Pr 17:12; Ho 13:8
  10. ^ 1Sa 17:50; 18:7; 19:8; 2Sa 10:18
  11. ^ 1Sa 22:1; 23:19
  12. ^ Ge 49:9; Nu 24:9; 2Sa 1:23; Is 31:4
  13. ^ De 1:28; Jos 2:9; 7:5; 1Sa 17:11
  14. ^ 1Sa 18:5; Heb 11:34
  15. ^ 2Sa 17:8
  16. ^ Jg 20:1
  17. ^ Ge 32:12; 1Ki 4:20
  18. ^ Ps 7:15; 9:16
  19. ^ 1Sa 23:23; 2Sa 17:9
  20. ^ Ps 110:3
  21. ^ Mt 24:2
  22. ^ Pr 21:1
  23. ^ De 2:30; 2Ch 25:20; Ps 91:11
  24. ^ 2Sa 15:31, 34; Jb 5:12; Pr 19:21; 21:30; Is 8:10; 1Co 3:19
  25. ^ 2Sa 16:23
  26. ^ 1Sa 2:6; Jb 34:11; Is 46:10
  27. ^ 2Sa 8:17; 15:35; 1Ch 12:28
  28. ^ 2Sa 15:28
  29. ^ 2Sa 15:14
  30. ^ 2Sa 20:19; Ps 35:25
  31. ^ 2Sa 15:27; 1Ki 1:42
  32. ^ 2Sa 15:36; 18:19
  33. ^ Jos 15:7; 18:16; 1Ki 1:9
  34. ^ 2Sa 3:16; 16:5; 19:16
  35. ^ Jos 2:6
  36. ^ Ex 1:19; Jos 2:5; 1Sa 19:14; 21:2; Mt 10:16
  37. ^ Jos 2:22
  38. ^ 2Sa 17:2
  39. ^ Pr 27:12
  40. ^ Pr 16:18
  41. ^ Jos 15:51; 2Sa 15:12
  42. ^ 2Ki 20:1
  43. ^ Ex 20:13; 1Sa 31:4; 1Ki 16:18; Mt 27:5; Ac 1:18
  44. ^ Ps 5:10; 55:23
  45. ^ Ec 8:10
  46. ^ Ge 32:2; Jos 13:26; 2Sa 2:8
  47. ^ 2Sa 19:13; 20:4, 10
  48. ^ 2Sa 8:16
  49. ^ 1Ch 2:17
  50. ^ 1Ch 2:16
  51. ^ Nu 32:1; De 3:15
  52. ^ De 3:11; Jos 13:25; 2Sa 12:29
  53. ^ 2Sa 12:26
  54. ^ 2Sa 9:4
  55. ^ 2Sa 9:5
  56. ^ 2Sa 19:32; 1Ki 2:7
  57. ^ 2Sa 19:31
  58. ^ Ge 18:6; 1Sa 28:24
  59. ^ 1Sa 25:18
  60. ^ Eze 4:9
  61. ^ Ge 25:34; 2Sa 23:11
  62. ^ Ex 3:8
  63. ^ Ge 18:8; Pr 30:33
  64. ^ Pr 11:25; Ac 28:2
  65. ^ 2Sa 16:2

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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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