2 Samuel 17:4
Cross References

And his saying pleased Absalom, and all the ancients of Israel.

2 Samuel 17:3
And I will bring back all the people, as if they were but one man: for thou seekest but one man: and all the people shall be in peace.

2 Samuel 17:5
But Absalom said: Call Chusai the Arachite, and let us hear what he also saith.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And his saying pleased Absalom, and all the ancients of Israel.

the saying

1 Samuel 18:20,21 But Michol, the other daughter of Saul, loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him. . . .

1 Samuel 23:21 And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.

Esther 5:14 Then Zares his wife, and the rest of his friends answered him: Order a great beam to be prepared, fifty cubits high, and in the morning speak to the king, that Mardochai may be hanged upon it, and so thou shalt go full of joy with the king to the banquet. The counsel pleased him, and he commanded a high gibbet to be prepared.

Romans 1:32 Who, having known the justice of God, did not understand that they who do such things, are worthy of death: and not only they that do them, but they also that consent to them that do them.

2 Chronicles 30:4 And the thing pleased the king, and all the people.

Esther 1:21 His counsel pleased the king, and the princes: and the king did according to the counsel of Mamuchan.

Context
Hushai Counters Ahithophel's Advice
3And I will bring back all the people, as if they were but one man: for thou seekest but one man: and all the people shall be in peace. 4And his saying pleased Absalom, and all the ancients of Israel.5But Absalom said: Call Chusai the Arachite, and let us hear what he also saith.…
Lexicon
This proposal
הַדָּבָ֖ר (had·dā·ḇār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

seemed
בְּעֵינֵ֣י (bə·‘ê·nê)
Preposition-b | Noun - cdc
Strong's Hebrew 5869: An eye, a fountain

good
וַיִּישַׁ֥ר (way·yî·šar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous

to Absalom
אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם (’aḇ·šā·lōm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites

and all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the elders
זִקְנֵ֥י (ziq·nê)
Adjective - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 2205: Old

of Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc


Additional Translations
This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

And the saying was right in the eyes of Abessalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.

And the saying was right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

And the saying, pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

And the thing is right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
Jump to Previous
Absalom Ab'salom Advice Elders Eyes Good Israel Plan Pleased Pleasing Responsible Right Seemed
Jump to Next
Absalom Ab'salom Advice Elders Eyes Good Israel Plan Pleased Pleasing Responsible Right Seemed
External Links
2 Samuel 17:4 NIV
2 Samuel 17:4 NLT
2 Samuel 17:4 ESV
2 Samuel 17:4 NASB
2 Samuel 17:4 ASV

2 Samuel 17:4 Bible Apps
2 Samuel 17:4 Biblia Paralela
2 Samuel 17:4 Chinese Bible
2 Samuel 17:4 French Bible
2 Samuel 17:4 German Bible

Alphabetical: Absalom all and elders good Israel of plan pleased seemed So the This to

OT History: 2 Samuel 17:4 The saying pleased Absalom well and all (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools

2 Samuel 17:3
Top of Page
Top of Page