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16:15 The conflicting advice of Hushay and Ahitofel

15 Meanwhile, Abshalom and all his followers arrived in Yerushalem, and Ahitofel was among them. 16 When David’s friend Hushay (the Arkite) came to Abshalom, he greeted him, “May the king live. May the king live.”

17 “Is that how you show kindness to your friend David?” Abshalom responded. “Why didn’t you go with him?”

18 “No,” Hushay replied. “I’ll serve whoever Yahweh and these people and all the men of Israel have chosen. So I’ll stay with you. 19 Besides that, who should I serve? Why shouldn’t I serve my master’s son? Just as I’ve served your father, similarly, I’ll serve you.”

20 Then Abshalom turned to Ahitofel, “Give us advice. What should we do next?”

21 “Go to your father’s slave-wives that he left to guard the house,” Ahitofel replied. “Lie with them then all Israel will hear that you’ve made your father stink, and then everyone with you will be encouraged.” 22 So they set up a tent for Abshalom on the palace roof and he had sex with his father’s slave-wives where everyone would know what was going on.[ref]

23 In those days, Ahitofel’s advice was just as good as inquiring directly from God, so David in the past, and now Abshalom, accepted what he said.

16:22: 2Sam 12:11-12.

15 And_ʼAⱱīshālōm and_all the_people the _man of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) they _came Yərūshālayim/(Jerusalem) and_ʼAḩītofel with_him/it.
16 And_he/it _was just_then he _came Ḩūshay the_ʼArkī the _friend of _Dāvid to ʼAⱱīshālōm and_he/it _said Ḩūshay to ʼAⱱīshālōm may _he _live the_king may _he _live the_king.
17 And_he/it _said ʼAⱱīshālōm to Ḩūshay [is]_this loyalty_your with friend_your to/for_what not did _you _go with friend_your.
18 And_he/it _said Ḩūshay to ʼAⱱīshālōm no if/because [the _one]_whom he _has _chosen YHWH and_the_people the_this and_all (the)_man of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) wwww[fn] I _will _belong and_with_him I _will _remain.
19 And_the_furthermore for_whom I will _I _serve am_not to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before son_his just_as I _served to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before I _will _show_you(ms) so I _will _be in_presence_you.
20 and_he/it _said ʼAⱱīshālōm to ʼAḩītofel give to/for_you _all counsel what will _we _do.
21 And_he/it _said ʼAḩītofel to ʼAⱱīshālōm go into the _concubines I _will _show_you(ms) whom he _left to_take _care _of the_house and_hear all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) if/because _that you _have _made _yourself _odious with I _will _show_you(ms) and_strengthened the _hands of _all [those]_who with_you.
22 And_pitched for_ʼAⱱīshālōm the_tent on the_roof and_went _in ʼAⱱīshālōm into the _concubines his/its_father in_sight of _all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).
23 And_advice of _ʼAḩītofel which he _counseled in _the_days the_those just_as he _enquires[fn] in/on/at/with_word the_ʼElohīm [was]_so all the _counsel of _ʼAḩītofel both by_Dāvid as _well _as by_ʼAⱱīshālōm.

16:18 Variant note: לא: (x-qere) ’ל֥/וֹ’: lemma_l morph_HR/Sp3ms id_10yrN ל֥/וֹ

16:23 Variant note: (x-qere) ’אִ֖ישׁ’: lemma_376 n_1.0 morph_HNcmsa id_10Gmc אִ֖ישׁ

OET by section 2SA 16:15

The conflicting advice of Hushay and Ahitofel

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