pleased. was good in the eyes of,
and. and [in the eyes of] all.
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;...
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 Mahanai...
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 Psa...
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 com...
(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...
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...
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 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 t...
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 th...
Hushai's Counsel. B. C. 1023. 1 Moreov...
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...
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...
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 c...
Hushai's Counsel Accepted
And the saying pleased Absalom well and all the elders of Israel, for it was in truth the very best plan in favor of Absalom's cause.
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
4 And the saying pleaseda Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.