2 Samuel 17:9

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!’

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WEBBE

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 amongst the people who follow Absalom!’

BSB

Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

KJV

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.

ASV

Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some [other] place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are fallen at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

BBE

But he will certainly have taken cover now in some hole or secret place; and if some of our people, at the first attack, are overcome, then any hearing of it will say, There is destruction among the people who are on Absalom's side.

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הִנֵּה hi·neh there H2009 עַתָּה 'a·tah now H6258 הוּא־ hu'- he H1931 נֶחְבָּא nech·ba' [has] hidden himself H2244 בְּאַחַת be·'a·chat in one of H259 הַפְּחָתִים ha·pe·cha·tim the ravines H6354 אוֹ 'o or H176 בְּאַחַד be·'a·chad in one of H259 הַמְּקוֹמֹת ha·me·ko·mot the places H4725 וְהָיָה ve·ha·yah and it will be H1961 כִּנְפֹל kin·fol when falls H5307 בָּהֶם ba·hem among (the) them H9038 בַּתְּחִלָּה ba·te·chi·lah at the first H8462 וְשָׁמַע ve·sha·ma' and he will hear H8085 הַשֹּׁמֵעַ ha·sho·me·a' the [one who] hears H8085 וְאָמַר ve·'a·mar and he will say H559 הָיְתָה ha·ye·tah it has been H1961 מַגֵּפָה ma·ge·fah a slaughter H4046 בָּעָם ba·'am among the people H5971 אֲשֶׁר 'a·sher which H834 אַחֲרֵי 'a·cha·rei [is] after H310 אַבְשָׁלֹם 'av·sha·lom Absalom H53

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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