2 Samuel 16:23

as. according as.

oracle. word. The first occurrence of "oracle" as. rendering (fifteen times) of dabar, word. The holy of holies, because there the word of Jehovah was heard. Other occurrences: see 1 Kings 6:5 1 Kings 6:16, 1 Kings 6:19; 1 Kings 6:20 1 Kings 6:22, 1 Kings 6:23; 1 Kings 6:31; 1 Kings 8:6; 1 Kings 8:8. 2Ch 3:16. 2 Chronicles 3:4 2 Chronicles 3:20 2 Chronicles 5:9; Psalms 28:2 Compare N.T. usage in plural: Acts 7:38; Romans 3:2. Heb 5:12. 1 Peter 4:11.

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²³ And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracleg of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

2 Samuel 16:23