2 Samuel 17:4
And the saying was right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
In Context
5And Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and we will hear also what he says.
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:21And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion upon me.
Esther 1:21And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan.
Romans 1:32who knowing the righteous judgment of God, that they who do such things are worthy of death, not only practise them, but have fellow delight in those who do [them].
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 →