2 Samuel 17:21

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.”

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WEBBE

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 counselled against you.”

BSB

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.”

KJV

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.

ASV

And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto David, Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.

BBE

Then after the servants had gone away, they came up out of the water-hole and went to give King David the news; and they said, Get up and go quickly over the water, for such and such are Ahithophel's designs against you.

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וַיְהִי vay·hi and it was H1961 אַחֲרֵי 'a·cha·rei after H310 לֶכְתָּם lekh·tam had gone they H1980 וַיַּעֲלוּ vai·ya·'a·lu and they came up H5927 מֵהַבְּאֵר me·ha·be·'er from the well H875 וַיֵּלְכוּ vai·ye·le·khu and they went H1980 וַיַּגִּדוּ vai·ya·gi·du and they told H5046 לַמֶּלֶךְ la·me·lekh to the king H4428 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 וַיֹּאמְרוּ vai·yo·me·ru and they said H559 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 קוּמוּ ku·mu arise H6965 וְעִבְרוּ ve·'iv·ru and pass over H5674 מְהֵרָה me·he·rah quickly H4120 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַמַּיִם ha·ma·yim the water H4325 כִּי־ ki- for H3588 כָכָה kha·khah thus H3602 יָעַץ ya·'atz he has counseled H3289 עֲלֵיכֶם 'a·lei·khem on you H5921 אֲחִיתֹפֶל 'a·chi·to·fel Ahithophel H302

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–21

Here was a wonderful effect of Divine Providence blinding Absalom's mind and influencing his heart, that he could not rest in Ahithophel's counsel, and that he should desire Hushai's advice. But there is no contending with that God who can arm a man against himself, and destroy him by his own mistakes and passions. Ahithophel's former counsel was followed, for God intended to correct David; but his latter counsel was not followed, for God meant not to destroy him. He can overrule all counsels. Whatever wisdom or help any man employs or affords, the success is from God alone, who will not let his people perish.

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