Category: 2 Samuel

American Standard Version (ASV):
Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

King James Version (KJV):
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they [be] mighty men, and they [be] chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father [is] a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

American Standard Version (ASV):
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.

King James Version (KJV):
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given [is] not good at this time.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.

King James Version (KJV):
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.

American Standard Version (ASV):
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.

King James Version (KJV):
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.

American Standard Version (ASV):
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.

King James Version (KJV):
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.

American Standard Version (ASV):
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

King James Version (KJV):
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

American Standard Version (ASV):
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

King James Version (KJV):
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

American Standard Version (ASV):
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;

King James Version (KJV):
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:

American Standard Version (ASV):
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

King James Version (KJV):
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, [was] as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so [was] all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

American Standard Version (ASV):
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

King James Version (KJV):
And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father’s concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that [are] with thee be strong.