2 Samuel 17:4
This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
In Context
5Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:21“May you be blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had compassion on me.
Esther 1:21The king and his princes were pleased with this counsel; so the king did as Memucan advised.
Romans 1:32Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things are worthy of death, they not only continue to do these things, but also approve of those who practice 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 →