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2 Samuel 17 (WEBP)

[1] Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.
[2] I will come on him while he is weary and exhausted, and will make him afraid. All the people who are with him will flee. I will strike the king only,
[3] and I will bring back all the people to you. The man whom you seek is as if all returned. All the people shall be in peace.”
[4] The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
[5] Then Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let’s hear likewise what he says.”
[6] When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, “Ahithophel has spoken like this. Shall we do what he says? If not, speak up.”
[7] Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
[8] Hushai said moreover, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
[9] Behold, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. It will happen, when some of them have fallen at the first, that whoever hears it will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’
[10] Even he who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; 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 gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.
[12] So we will come on him in some place where he will be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground, then we will not leave so much as one of him and of all the men who are with him.
[13] Moreover, if he has gone into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there isn’t one small stone found there.”
[14] Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.
[15] Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “Ahithophel counseled Absalom and the elders of Israel that way; and I have counseled this way.
[16] Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, ‘Don’t lodge tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over, lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people who are with him.’ ”
[17] Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En Rogel; and a female servant used to go and report to them, and they went and told King David; for they couldn’t risk being seen coming into the city.
[18] But a boy saw them, and told Absalom. Then they both went away quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down there.
[19] The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out crushed grain on it; and nothing was known.
[20] Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman said to them, “They have gone over the brook of water.” When they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
[21] After they had departed, they came up out of the well and went and told King David; and they said to David, “Arise and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counseled against you.”
[22] Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they passed over the Jordan. By the morning light there lacked not one of them who had not gone over the Jordan.
[23] When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, and went home to his city, set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.
[24] Then David came to Mahanaim. Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
[25] Absalom set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
[26] Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
[27] When David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
[28] brought beds, basins, earthen vessels, wheat, barley, meal, parched grain, beans, lentils, roasted grain,
[29] honey, butter, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David and for the people who were with him to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry, weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.”

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King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 17 (KJVS)

[1] Moreover Ahithophel said () unto Absalom, Let me now choose out () twelve thousand men, and I will arise () and pursue () after David this night:
[2] And I will come () upon him while he [is] weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: () and all the people that [are] with him shall flee; () and I will smite () the king only:
[3] And I will bring back () all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest () [is] as if all returned: () [so] all the people shall be in peace.
[4] And the saying pleased () Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
[5] Then said () Absalom, Call () now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear () likewise what he saith.
[6] And when Hushai was come () to Absalom, Absalom spake () unto him, saying, () Ahithophel hath spoken () after this manner: shall we do () [after] his saying? if not; speak () thou.
[7] And Hushai said () unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given () [is] not good at this time.
[8] For, said () Hushai, thou knowest () thy father and his men, that they [be] mighty men, and they [be] chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father [is] a man of war, and will not lodge () with the people.
[9] Behold, he is hid () now in some pit, or in some [other] place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown () at the first, that whosoever () heareth () it will say, () There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
[10] And he also [that is] valiant, whose heart [is] as the heart of a lion, shall utterly () melt: () for all Israel knoweth () that thy father [is] a mighty man, and [they] which [be] with him [are] valiant men.
[11] Therefore I counsel () that all Israel be generally () gathered () unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that [is] by the sea for multitude; and that thou go () to battle in thine own person.
[12] So shall we come () upon him in some place where he shall be found, () and we will light upon him as the dew falleth () on the ground: and of him and of all the men that [are] with him there shall not be left () so much as one.
[13] Moreover, if he be gotten () into a city, then shall all Israel bring () ropes to that city, and we will draw () it into the river, until there be not one small stone found () there.
[14] And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, () The counsel of Hushai the Archite [is] better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed () to defeat () the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring () evil upon Absalom.
[15] Then said () Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel () Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled. ()
[16] Now therefore send () quickly, and tell () David, saying, () Lodge () not this night in the plains () of the wilderness, but speedily () pass over; () lest the king be swallowed up, () and all the people that [are] with him.
[17] Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed () by Enrogel; for they might () not be seen () to come () into the city: and a wench went () and told () them; and they went () and told () king David.
[18] Nevertheless a lad saw () them, and told () Absalom: but they went () both of them away quickly, and came () to a man’s house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down. ()
[19] And the woman took () and spread () a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread () ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known. ()
[20] And when Absalom’s servants came () to the woman to the house, they said, () Where [is] Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said () unto them, They be gone over () the brook of water. And when they had sought () and could not find () [them], they returned () to Jerusalem.
[21] And it came to pass, after they were departed, () that they came up () out of the well, and went () and told () king David, and said () unto David, Arise, () and pass quickly over () the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled () against you.
[22] Then David arose, () and all the people that [were] with him, and they passed over () Jordan: by the morning light there lacked () not one of them that was not gone over () Jordan.
[23] And when Ahithophel saw () that his counsel was not followed, () he saddled () [his] ass, and arose, () and gat him home () to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, () and hanged () himself, and died, () and was buried () in the sepulchre of his father.
[24] Then David came () to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over () Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
[25] And Absalom made () Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa [was] a man’s son, whose name [was] Ithra an Israelite, that went in () to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.
[26] So Israel and Absalom pitched () in the land of Gilead.
[27] And it came to pass, when David was come () to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
[28] Brought () beds, and basons, and earthen () vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched [corn], and beans, and lentiles, and parched [pulse],
[29] And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that [were] with him, to eat: () for they said, () The people [is] hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 17 (BYZ)

[1] και ειπεν αχιτοφελ προς αβεσσαλωμ επιλεξω δη εμαυτω δωδεκα χιλιαδας ανδρων και αναστησομαι και καταδιωξω οπισω δαυιδ την νυκτα
[2] και επελευσομαι επ αυτον και αυτος κοπιων και εκλελυμενος χερσιν και εκστησω αυτον και φευξεται πας ο λαος ο μετ αυτου και παταξω τον βασιλεα μονωτατον
[3] και επιστρεψω παντα τον λαον προς σε ον τροπον επιστρεφει η νυμφη προς τον ανδρα αυτης πλην ψυχην ενος ανδρος συ ζητεις και παντι τω λαω εσται ειρηνη
[4] και ευθης ο λογος εν οφθαλμοις αβεσσαλωμ και εν οφθαλμοις παντων των πρεσβυτερων ισραηλ
[5] και ειπεν αβεσσαλωμ καλεσατε δη και γε τον χουσι τον αραχι και ακουσωμεν τι εν τω στοματι αυτου και γε αυτου
[6] και εισηλθεν χουσι προς αβεσσαλωμ και ειπεν αβεσσαλωμ προς αυτον λεγων κατα το ρημα τουτο ελαλησεν αχιτοφελ ει ποιησομεν κατα τον λογον αυτου ει δε μη συ λαλησον
[7] και ειπεν χουσι προς αβεσσαλωμ ουκ αγαθη αυτη η βουλη ην εβουλευσατο αχιτοφελ το απαξ τουτο
[8] και ειπεν χουσι συ οιδας τον πατερα σου και τους ανδρας αυτου οτι δυνατοι εισιν σφοδρα και καταπικροι τη ψυχη αυτων ως αρκος ητεκνωμενη εν αγρω και ως υς τραχεια εν τω πεδιω και ο πατηρ σου ανηρ πολεμιστης και ου μη καταλυση τον λαον
[9] ιδου γαρ αυτος νυν κεκρυπται εν ενι των βουνων η εν ενι των τοπων και εσται εν τω επιπεσειν αυτοις εν αρχη και ακουση ο ακουων και ειπη εγενηθη θραυσις εν τω λαω τω οπισω αβεσσαλωμ
[10] και γε αυτος υιος δυναμεως ου η καρδια καθως η καρδια του λεοντος τηκομενη τακησεται οτι οιδεν πας ισραηλ οτι δυνατος ο πατηρ σου και υιοι δυναμεως οι μετ αυτου
[11] οτι ουτως συμβουλευων εγω συνεβουλευσα και συναγομενος συναχθησεται επι σε πας ισραηλ απο δαν και εως βηρσαβεε ως η αμμος η επι της θαλασσης εις πληθος και το προσωπον σου πορευομενον εν μεσω αυτων
[12] και ηξομεν προς αυτον εις ενα των τοπων ου εαν ευρωμεν αυτον εκει και παρεμβαλουμεν επ αυτον ως πιπτει η δροσος επι την γην και ουχ υπολειψομεθα εν αυτω και τοις ανδρασιν τοις μετ αυτου και γε ενα
[13] και εαν εις πολιν συναχθη και λημψεται πας ισραηλ προς την πολιν εκεινην σχοινια και συρουμεν αυτην εως εις τον χειμαρρουν οπως μη καταλειφθη εκει μηδε λιθος
[14] και ειπεν αβεσσαλωμ και πας ανηρ ισραηλ αγαθη η βουλη χουσι του αραχι υπερ την βουλην αχιτοφελ και κυριος ενετειλατο διασκεδασαι την βουλην αχιτοφελ την αγαθην οπως αν επαγαγη κυριος επι αβεσσαλωμ τα κακα παντα
[15] και ειπεν χουσι ο του αραχι προς σαδωκ και αβιαθαρ τους ιερεις ουτως και ουτως συνεβουλευσεν αχιτοφελ τω αβεσσαλωμ και τοις πρεσβυτεροις ισραηλ και ουτως και ουτως συνεβουλευσα εγω
[16] και νυν αποστειλατε ταχυ και αναγγειλατε τω δαυιδ λεγοντες μη αυλισθης την νυκτα εν αραβωθ της ερημου και γε διαβαινων σπευσον μηποτε καταπιη τον βασιλεα και παντα τον λαον τον μετ αυτου
[17] και ιωναθαν και αχιμαας ειστηκεισαν εν τη πηγη ρωγηλ και επορευθη η παιδισκη και ανηγγειλεν αυτοις και αυτοι πορευονται και αναγγελλουσιν τω βασιλει δαυιδ οτι ουκ εδυναντο οφθηναι του εισελθειν εις την πολιν
[18] και ειδεν αυτους παιδαριον και απηγγειλεν τω αβεσσαλωμ και επορευθησαν οι δυο ταχεως και εισηλθαν εις οικιαν ανδρος εν βαουριμ και αυτω λακκος εν τη αυλη και κατεβησαν εκει
[19] και ελαβεν η γυνη και διεπετασεν το επικαλυμμα επι προσωπον του λακκου και εψυξεν επ αυτω αραφωθ και ουκ εγνωσθη ρημα
[20] και ηλθαν οι παιδες αβεσσαλωμ προς την γυναικα εις την οικιαν και ειπαν που αχιμαας και ιωναθαν και ειπεν αυτοις η γυνη παρηλθαν μικρον του υδατος και εζητησαν και ουχ ευραν και ανεστρεψαν εις ιερουσαλημ
[21] εγενετο δε μετα το απελθειν αυτους και ανεβησαν εκ του λακκου και επορευθησαν και ανηγγειλαν τω βασιλει δαυιδ και ειπαν προς δαυιδ αναστητε και διαβητε ταχεως το υδωρ οτι ουτως εβουλευσατο περι υμων αχιτοφελ
[22] και ανεστη δαυιδ και πας ο λαος ο μετ αυτου και διεβησαν τον ιορδανην εως του φωτος του πρωι εως ενος ουκ ελαθεν ος ου διηλθεν τον ιορδανην
[23] και αχιτοφελ ειδεν οτι ουκ εγενηθη η βουλη αυτου και επεσαξεν την ονον αυτου και ανεστη και απηλθεν εις τον οικον αυτου εις την πολιν αυτου και ενετειλατο τω οικω αυτου και απηγξατο και απεθανεν και εταφη εν τω ταφω του πατρος αυτου
[24] και δαυιδ διηλθεν εις μαναιμ και αβεσσαλωμ διεβη τον ιορδανην αυτος και πας ανηρ ισραηλ μετ αυτου
[25] και τον αμεσσαι κατεστησεν αβεσσαλωμ αντι ιωαβ επι της δυναμεως και αμεσσαι υιος ανδρος και ονομα αυτω ιοθορ ο ισραηλιτης ουτος εισηλθεν προς αβιγαιαν θυγατερα ναας αδελφην σαρουιας μητρος ιωαβ
[26] και παρενεβαλεν πας ισραηλ και αβεσσαλωμ εις την γην γαλααδ
[27] και εγενετο ηνικα ηλθεν δαυιδ εις μαναιμ ουεσβι υιος ναας εκ ραββαθ υιων αμμων και μαχιρ υιος αμιηλ εκ λωδαβαρ και βερζελλι ο γαλααδιτης εκ ρωγελλιμ
[28] ηνεγκαν δεκα κοιτας και αμφιταπους και λεβητας δεκα και σκευη κεραμου και πυρους και κριθας και αλευρον και αλφιτον και κυαμον και φακον
[29] και μελι και βουτυρον και προβατα και σαφφωθ βοων και προσηνεγκαν τω δαυιδ και τω λαω τω μετ αυτου φαγειν οτι ειπαν ο λαος πεινων και εκλελυμενος και διψων εν τη ερημω