2 Samuel 15:31

Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

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WEBBE

Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is amongst the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

BSB

Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

KJV

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

ASV

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

BBE

And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.

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וְדָוִד ve·da·vid and David H1732 הִגִּיד hi·gid someone told H5046 לֵאמֹר le·mor (to) saying H559 אֲחִיתֹפֶל 'a·chi·to·fel Ahithophel H302 בַּקֹּשְׁרִים ba·ko·she·rim [is] among the conspirators H7194 עִם־ 'im- with H5973 אַבְשָׁלוֹם 'av·sha·lom Absalom H53 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 סַכֶּל־ sa·kel- make foolish H5528 נָא na' please H4994 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עֲצַת 'a·tzat [the] counsel of H6098 אֲחִיתֹפֶל 'a·chi·to·fel Ahithophel H302 יְהוָה yah·weh O Yahweh H3068

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 31–37

David prays not against Ahithophel's person, but against his counsel. He prayed this, in firm belief that God has all hearts in his hand, and tongues also. But we must second our prayers with endeavours, and David did so, else we tempt God. But we do not find wisdom and simplicity so united in any mere man, that we can perceive nothing which needs forgiveness. Yet, when the Son of David was treated with all possible treachery and cruelty, his wisdom, meekness, candour, and patience, were perfect. Him let us follow, cleave to, and serve, in life and in death.

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AbsalomDavidAhithophel

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Afflictions And AdversitiesAhithophel

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.