Sinai2 Samuel 17:6
World English Bible
When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, “Ahithophel has spoken like this. Shall we do what he says? If not, speak up.”
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2 Samuel 17:6 in other translations
And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not, speak thou.
2 Samuel 17:6 in context
- 4The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
- 5Then Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let’s hear likewise what he says.”
- 6When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, “Ahithophel has spoken like this. Shall we do what he says? If not, speak up.”
- 7Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
- 8Hushai said moreover, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.