2 Samuel 17:4
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.In other versions
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
ASV
And the saying was pleasing to Absalom and to the responsible men of Israel.
BBE
And the saying was right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
DBY
The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
WEB
And the thing is right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
YLT
And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
ENG
And the saying, pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
WBT
This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
BSB
In context
2And 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:
3And 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.
4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
5Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
6And 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.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Absalom