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The Counsel of Ahithophel and Hushai

2 Samuel 16:15

In 11 translations

BSB
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
KJV
¶ And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
WEB
Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
ASV
And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
LSV
And Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, have come to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him,
YLT
And Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, have come in to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him,
DBY
Now Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
DRC
But Absalom and all his people came into Jerusalem, and Achitophel was with him.
GNV
And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Ierusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
JPS
And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
LXXE
And Abessalom and all the men of Israel went into Jerusalem, and Achitophel with him.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וְאַבְשָׁל֗וֹם וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בָּ֖אוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַאֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל אִתּֽוֹ׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ καὶ πᾶς ἀνὴρ Ἰσραὴλ εἰσῆλθον εἰς Ἰερουσαλὴμ, καὶ Ἀχιτόφελ μετʼ αὐτοῦ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Samuel 15:37So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.
  • 2 Samuel 15:12While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

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