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Hushai gives his counsel, and Absalom and all the men of Israel say it is better than the counsel of Ahithophel

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2 Samuel 17:5–14: then Absalom says, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let’s hear likewise what he says.” When Hushai has come to Absalom, Absalom speaks to him, saying, “Ahithophel has spoken like this. Shall we do what he says? If not, speak up.” Hushai says to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.” Hushai says moreover, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. Behold, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. It will happen, when some of them have fallen at the first, that whoever hears it will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’ Even he who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men. But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person. So we will come on him in some place where he will be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground, then we will not leave so much as one of him and of all the men who are with him. Moreover, if he has gone into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there isn’t one small stone found there.” Absalom and all the men of Israel say, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” The text gives the reason: “For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil on Absalom.”

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2SA 17:5–14, engwebp
⁵Then Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let’s hear likewise what he says.”
⁶When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, “Ahithophel has spoken like this. Shall we do what he says? If not, speak up.”
⁷Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
⁸Hushai said moreover, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
⁹Behold, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. It will happen, when some of them have fallen at the first, that whoever hears it will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’
¹⁰Even he who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men.
¹¹But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.
¹²So we will come on him in some place where he will be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground, then we will not leave so much as one of him and of all the men who are with him.
¹³Moreover, if he has gone into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there isn’t one small stone found there.”
¹⁴Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil on Absalom.
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Absalom — Took part in — Hushai gives his counsel, and Absalom and all the men of Israel say it is better than the counsel of Ahithophel

Evidence: 2 Samuel 17:5–14
Hushai (the Archite) — Took part in — Hushai gives his counsel, and Absalom and all the men of Israel say it is better than the counsel of Ahithophel

Evidence: 2 Samuel 17:5–14

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Entry: Hushai gives his counsel, and Absalom and all the men of Israel say it is better than the counsel of Ahithophel (event-2sa-17-the-counsel-of-hushai)
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Current wording: 2 Samuel 17:5–14: then Absalom says, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let’s hear likewise what he says.” When Hushai has come to Absalom, Absalom speaks to him, saying, “Ahithophel has spoken like this. Shall we do what he says? If not, speak up.” Hushai says to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.” Hushai says moreover, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. Behold, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. It will happen, when some of them have fallen at the first, that whoever hears it will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’ Even he who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men. But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person. So we will come on him in some place where he will be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground, then we will not leave so much as one of him and of all the men who are with him. Moreover, if he has gone into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there isn’t one small stone found there.” Absalom and all the men of Israel say, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” The text gives the reason: “For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil on Absalom.”
Cited evidence: 2SA 17:5–14, engwebp
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