2 Samuel 17:4
The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
In Context
5Then Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let’s hear likewise what he says.”
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:21Saul said, “You are blessed by the LORD, for you have had compassion on me.
Esther 1:21This advice pleased the king and the princes, and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
Romans 1:32who, knowing the ordinance of God, that those who practise such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but also approve of those who practise 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 →