KJV King James Version
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
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2 Samuel 17:1
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
WEB World English Bible
Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.
ASV American Standard Version
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, ‘Let me choose, I pray thee, twelve thousand men, and I arise and pursue after David to-night,
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 17
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 all the elders of Israel.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶלH302 · a.chi.to.phelAhithophelאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אַבְשָׁלֹ֑םH53 · a.vi.sha.lomAbsalomאֶבְחֲרָ֣הH977 · ba.charto chooseנָּ֗אH4994 · napleaseשְׁנֵים־H8147 · she.na.yimtwoעָשָׂ֥רH6240 · a.sartenאֶ֙לֶף֙H505 · e.lephthousandאִ֔ישׁH376 · ishmanוְאָק֛וּמָהH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiוְאֶרְדְּפָ֥הH7291 · ra.daphto pursueאַחֲרֵי־H310 · a.charafterדָוִ֖דH1732 · da.vidDavidהַלָּֽיְלָה׃H3915 · lay.lahnight
Cross-references
Isaiah 59:7-8Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts [are] thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction [are] in their paths.Psalm 3:3-5But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.Proverbs 4:16For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause [some] to fall.Psalm 4:8I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, LORD, only makest me dwell in safety.Psalm 109:2-4For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.Proverbs 1:16For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood.
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