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1
|2 Samuel 17:1|
Ahithophel said to Absalom, “I would [Or Let me] choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
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2
|2 Samuel 17:2|
I would [Or will] attack him while he is weary and weak. I would [Or will] strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I would [Or will] strike down only the king
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3
|2 Samuel 17:3|
and bring all the people back to you. The death of the man you seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be unharmed.”
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4
|2 Samuel 17:4|
This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
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5
|2 Samuel 17:5|
But Absalom said, “Summon also Hushai the Arkite, so that we can hear what he has to say.”
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6
|2 Samuel 17:6|
When Hushai came to him, Absalom said, “Ahithophel has given this advice. Should we do what he says? If not, give us your opinion.”
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7
|2 Samuel 17:7|
Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given is not good this time.
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8
|2 Samuel 17:8|
You know your father and his men; they are fighters, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Besides, your father is an experienced fighter; he will not spend the night with the troops.
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9
|2 Samuel 17:9|
Even now, he is hidden in a cave or some other place. If he should attack your troops first, [Or When some of the men fall at the first attack] whoever hears about it will say, `There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
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10
|2 Samuel 17:10|
Then even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a fighter and that those with him are brave.
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