2 Samuel 15:31

Translations

Modern

Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

Traditional

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

Literal

And David was told, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “Turn into foolishness, please, the counsel of Ahithophel, O YHWH.”

Latin

Nuntiatum est autem David quod et Achitophel esset in conjuratione cum Absalom: dixitque David: Infatua, quæso, Domine, consilium Achitophel.

Original

Hebrew

English

Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

Notes

2 Samuel 15:31

turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness: David also sent Hushai, who pretended to support Absalom while secretly serving David. Hushai worked to confuse and undermine Ahithophel’s advice (2 Samuel 15:32–37; 17:1–14).

Theme notes and profiles

Abiathar Absalom David Zadok

Events

Reign of David

Related verses

2 Samuel 17:14
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
2 Samuel 17:23
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
Psalm 41:9
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
James 3:15
Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
Job 5:12
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
1 Corinthians 1:20
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
1 Corinthians 3:18–20
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
Isaiah 19:11–25
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
2 Samuel 16:23
Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.
Job 12:16–20
True wisdom and power belong to Him. The deceived and the deceiver are His.
2 Samuel 15:12
While 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.
Psalm 109:3
They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.

Parallels

Psalm 63:1–11

People

Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne Ahithophel: David's counselor who joined Absalom's rebellion, later committed suicide David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ

Glossary

Absalom Ahithophel David Gilead (Place) Joab Jonathan Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Proverbs, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Ahithophel: Joins Absalom David: King of Israel: David's Flight from Jerusalem Zadok: Removes the Ark of the Covenant from Jerusalem at the Time of Absalom's Usurpation

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