World English Bible
2 Samuel 17:4
“The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 17
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I will come on him while he is weary and exhausted, and will make him afraid. All the people who are with him shall flee. I will strike the king only;
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and I will bring back all the people to you. The man whom you seek is as if all returned. All the people shall be in peace.
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The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
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Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he says.
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When Hushai was 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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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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