2 Samuel 17

1Moreover Ahithophel^H302 said^H559 unto Absalom^H53, Let me now choose out^H977 twelve^H8147 thousand^H505 men^H376, and I will arise^H6965 and pursue^H7291 after^H310 David^H1732 this night^H3915: 2and I will come^H935 upon him while he is weary^H3023 and weak-handed^H7504, and will make him afraid^H2729; and all the people^H5971 that are with him shall flee^H5127; and I will smite^H5221 the king^H4428 only; 3and I will bring back^H7725 all the people^H5971 unto thee: the man^H376 whom thou seekest^H1245 is as if all returned^H7725: so all the people^H5971 shall be in peace^H7965. 4And the saying^H1697 pleased^H3474 Absalom^H53 well^H5869, and all the elders^H2205 of Israel^H3478. 5Then said^H559 Absalom^H53, Call^H7121 now Hushai^H2365 the Archite^H757 also, and let us hear^H8085 likewise what he saith^H6310. 6And when Hushai^H2365 was come^H935 to Absalom^H53, Absalom^H53 spake^H559 unto him, saying^H559, Ahithophel^H302 hath spoken^H1696 after this manner^H1697: shall we do^H6213 after his saying^H1697? if not, speak^H1696 thou. 7And Hushai^H2365 said^H559 unto Absalom^H53, The counsel^H6098 that Ahithophel^H302 hath given^H3289 this time^H6471 is not good^H2896. 8Hushai^H2365 said^H559 moreover, Thou knowest^H3045 thy father^H1 and his men^H582, that they are mighty men^H1368, and they are chafed^H4751 in their minds^H5315, as a bear^H1677 robbed^H7909 of her whelps in the field^H7704; and thy father^H1 is a man^H376 of war^H4421, and will not lodge^H3885 with the people^H5971. 9Behold, he is hid^H2244 now in some^H259 pit^H6354, or in some^H259 other place^H4725: and it will come to pass, when some of them are fallen^H5307 at the first^H8462, that whosoever^H8085 heareth^H8085 it will say^H559, There is a slaughter^H4046 among the people^H5971 that follow^H310 Absalom^H53. 10And even he that is valiant^H1121, whose heart^H3820 is as the heart^H3820 of a lion^H738, will utterly^H4549 melt^H4549; for all Israel^H3478 knoweth^H3045 that thy father^H1 is a mighty man^H1368, and they that are with him are valiant^H2428 men^H1121. 11But I counsel^H3289 that all Israel^H3478 be gathered^H622 together^H622 unto thee, from Dan^H1835 even to Beer-sheba^H884, as the sand^H2344 that is by the sea^H3220 for multitude^H7230; and that thou go^H1980 to battle^H7128 in thine own person^H6440. 12So shall we come^H935 upon him in some^H259 place^H4725 where he shall be found^H4672, and we will light^H5168 upon him as the dew^H2919 falleth^H5307 on the ground^H127; and of him and of all the men^H582 that are with him we will not leave^H3498 so much as^H1571 one^H259. 13Moreover, if^H518 he be gotten^H622 into a city^H5892, then shall all Israel^H3478 bring^H5375 ropes^H2256 to that city^H5892, and we will draw^H5498 it into the river^H5158, until there be not one^H1571 small stone^H6872 found^H4672 there. 14And Absalom^H53 and all the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 said^H559, The counsel^H6098 of Hushai^H2365 the Archite^H757 is better^H2896 than the counsel^H6098 of Ahithophel^H302. For Jehovah^H3068 had ordained^H6680 to defeat^H6565 the good^H2896 counsel^H6098 of Ahithophel^H302, to the intent^H5668 that Jehovah^H3068 might bring^H935 evil^H7451 upon Absalom^H53. 15Then said^H559 Hushai^H2365 unto Zadok^H6659 and to Abiathar^H54 the priests^H3548, Thus and thus did Ahithophel^H302 counsel^H3289 Absalom^H53 and the elders^H2205 of Israel^H3478; and thus and thus have I counselled^H3289. 16Now therefore send^H7971 quickly^H4120, and tell^H5046 David^H1732, saying^H559, Lodge^H3885 not this night^H3915 at the fords^H6160 of the wilderness^H4057, but by all means^H5674 pass over^H5674; lest the king^H4428 be swallowed up^H1104, and all the people^H5971 that are with him. 17Now Jonathan^H3083 and Ahimaaz^H290 were staying^H5975 by En-rogel^H5883; and a maid-servant^H8198 used to go^H1980 and tell^H5046 them; and they went^H1980 and told^H5046 king^H4428 David^H1732: for they might^H3201 not be seen^H7200 to come^H935 into the city^H5892. 18But a lad^H5288 saw^H7200 them, and told^H5046 Absalom^H53: and they went^H3212 both^H8147 of them away quickly^H4120, and came^H935 to the house^H1004 of a man^H376 in Bahurim^H980, who had a well^H875 in his court^H2691; and they went down^H3381 thither^H8033. 19And the woman^H802 took^H3947 and spread^H6566 the covering^H4539 over the well's^H875 mouth^H6440, and strewed^H7849 bruised grain^H7383 thereon; and nothing^H1697 was known^H3045. 20And Absalom's^H53 servants^H5650 came^H935 to the woman^H802 to the house^H1004; and they said^H559, Where are Ahimaaz^H290 and Jonathan^H3083? And the woman^H802 said^H559 unto them, They are gone over^H5674 the brook^H4323 of water^H4325. And when they had sought^H1245 and could not find^H4672 them, they returned^H7725 to Jerusalem^H3389. 21And it came to pass, after^H310 they were departed^H3212, that they came up^H5927 out of the well^H875, and went^H3212 and told^H5046 king^H4428 David^H1732; and they said^H559 unto David^H1732, Arise^H6965 ye, and pass quickly^H4120 over^H5674 the water^H4325; for thus hath Ahithophel^H302 counselled^H3289 against you. 22Then David^H1732 arose^H6965, and all the people^H5971 that were with him, and they passed over^H5674 the Jordan^H3383: by the morning^H1242 light^H216 there lacked^H5737 not one^H259 of them that was not gone over^H5674 the Jordan^H3383. 23And when Ahithophel^H302 saw^H7200 that his counsel^H6098 was not followed^H6213, he saddled^H2280 his ass^H2543, and arose^H6965, and gat him home^H3212, unto his^H1004 city^H5892, and set his house^H1004 in order^H6680, and hanged^H2614 himself; and he died^H4191, and was buried^H6912 in the sepulchre^H6913 of his father^H1. 24Then David^H1732 came^H935 to Mahanaim^H4266. And Absalom^H53 passed over^H5674 the Jordan^H3383, he and all the men^H376 of Israel^H3478 with him. 25And Absalom^H53 set^H7760 Amasa^H6021 over the host^H6635 instead of Joab^H3097. Now Amasa^H6021 was the son^H1121 of a man^H376, whose name^H8034 was Ithra^H3501 the Israelite^H3481, that went in^H935 to Abigal^H26 the daughter^H1323 of Nahash^H5176, sister^H269 to Zeruiah^H6870, Joab's^H3097 mother^H517. 26And Israel^H3478 and Absalom^H53 encamped^H2583 in the land^H776 of Gilead^H1568. 27And it came to pass, when David^H1732 was come^H935 to Mahanaim^H4266, that Shobi^H7629 the son^H1121 of Nahash^H5176 of Rabbah^H7237 of the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983, and Machir^H4353 the son^H1121 of Ammiel^H5988 of Lodebar^H3810, and Barzillai^H1271 the Gileadite^H1569 of Rogelim^H7274, 28brought^H5066 beds^H4904, and basins^H5592, and earthen^H3335 vessels^H3627, and wheat^H2406, and barley^H8184, and meal^H7058, and parched^H7039 grain, and beans^H6321, and lentils^H5742, and parched^H7039 pulse, 29and honey^H1706, and butter^H2529, and sheep^H6629, and cheese^H8194 of the herd^H1241, for David^H1732, and for the people^H5971 that were with him, to eat^H398: for they said^H559, The people^H5971 are hungry^H7457, and weary^H5889, and thirsty^H6771, in the wilderness^H4057.