“ And the saying pleaseda Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. ”
Ahithophel advises the instant pursuit and capture of David. I, he says, will bring back all the people unto thee, as a bride returns to her husband; thou seekest the life of only one man, there shal...
pleased . was good in the eyes of, and . and [in the eyes of] all.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. No JFB commentary on these verses.
The Fall of Ahithophel Absalom follows the advice of Hushai rather than that of Ahithophel, who thereupon hangs himself. David retreats to Mahanaim.
Tripped by Flattering Counsel 2 Samuel 17:1-14 What a contrast to the plottings of David's foes was his own state of mind, as disclosed in Psalms 3:1-8 ; Psalms 4:1-8 , written at this time!...
Ahithophel counseled immediate war-like activity. As David had not gone far, and could not have gathered round him any large number of men, let a company be sent to capture him, and that immediately....
(1) В¶ 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 ha...
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all elders of Israel. That were of the privy council; for it was a well contrived scheme to surprise David his men by night, in the condition they were in;...
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel. Ver. 4. And the saying pleased Absalom well. ] Heb., Was right in the eyes of Absalom, &c. Nam quae recta sunt placent. a...
The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel That such a wretch as Absalom should aim at his father's throat is not strange. But that the body of the people, to whom David had been...
Ahithophel discerned clearly that if Absalom was to gain any victory over David he must strike quickly. Satan knows that the only way to establish the anti-christ in power is to destroy the true Chri...
Hushai's Counsel. B. C. 1023. 1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose...
No text from Poole on this verse.
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES. 2 Samuel 17:1 . “This night,” “The night following David’s flight and Absalom’s entrance into Jerusalem, as we may see very clearly from 2 Samuel 17:16 .” (Kei...
2 Samuel 17:17 . En-rogel was near Jerusalem. Joshua 15:7-8 . 2 Samuel 17:21 . Thus hath Ahithophel counselled. This disclosure of Absalom's plans saved David from being surprised, and drove...
EXPOSITION 2 Samuel 17:1 Let me now choose out twelve thousand men. The advice of Ahithophel was such as would have made success almost certain. The rebellion had taken David by surprise,...
Hushai's Counsel Accepted
1 Samuel 18:20 ; 1 Samuel 18:21 ; 1 Samuel 23:21 ; 2 Chronicles 30:4 ; Esther 1:21 ; Esther 5:14 ; Romans 1:32