2 Samuel 17:4
And this word pleased Absalom and all those greater by birth of Israel.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
In Context
5But Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite, and let us hear what he also may say.”
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:21And Saul said: “You have been blessed by the Lord. For you have grieved for my situation.
Esther 1:21His counsel pleased the king and the rulers, and the king acted according to the counsel of Memucan,
Romans 1:32And these, though they had known the justice of God, did not understand that those who act in such a manner are deserving of death, and not only those who do these things, but also those who consent to what is done.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 17:2-15
Hushai's Counsel. ( b. c. 1023.) 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… Read the whole commentary →