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2 Sam. 17:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. Forf the Lord had δappointed to defeatg the goodh counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.

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2 Sam. 15:31• ³¹And one told David saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. Then said David, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. (2 Sam. 15:31)

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commanded.

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Job 5:12‑13• ¹²He breaketh to pieces the devices of the crafty,{HR}So that they can do nothing to purpose;
¹³He taketh the wise in their craftiness,{HR}And the counsel of the cunning is overturned. (Job 5:12‑13)

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Luke 16:8• ⁸And the lord praised the unrighteous steward, because he had done prudently. For the sons of this age are in respect of their own generation more prudent than the sons of light. (Luke 16:8)

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the Lord.

2 Sam. 15:31• ³¹And one told David saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. Then said David, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. (2 Sam. 15:31)

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Gen. 32:28• ²⁸And he said, Not Jacob shall be called henceforth thy name, but Israel; for thou hast wrestled with God and with men, and hast prevailed. (Gen. 32:28)

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Ex. 9:16• ¹⁶And for this very cause have I raised thee up, to show thee my power; and that my name may be declared in all the earth. (Ex. 9:16)

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Deut. 2:30• ³⁰But Sihon, king of Heshbon, would not let us pass by him: for Jehovah thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into thy hand, as appeareth this day. (Deut. 2:30)

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2 Chron. 25:16,20• ¹⁶And it came to pass as he talked with him, that Amaziah said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.
²⁰But Amaziah would not hear; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the enemy's hand, because they had sought after the gods of Edom. (2 Chron. 25:16,20)

appointed.

Heb. commanded.

Psa. 33:9‑10• ⁹For he spake and it was;{HR}He commanded and it stood.
¹⁰Jehovah hath made void the counsel of the Gentiles;{HR}He hath frustrated the devices of the peoples . (Psa. 33:9‑10)

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Lam. 3:37• ³⁷Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when Jehovah commandeth it not? (Lam. 3:37)

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Amos 9:3• ³and though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, there will I command the serpent, and it shall bite them; (Amos 9:3)

to defeat.

2 Sam. 15:34• ³⁴but if thou return to the city, and say to Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so now will I be thy servant; then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel. (2 Sam. 15:34)

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2 Sam. 16:23• ²³And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired of the word of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. (2 Sam. 16:23)

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Job 5:12‑14• ¹²He breaketh to pieces the devices of the crafty,{HR}So that they can do nothing to purpose;
¹³He taketh the wise in their craftiness,{HR}And the counsel of the cunning is overturned.
¹⁴By day they run against darkness,{HR}And as in the night they grope at noon-day. (Job 5:12‑14)

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Prov. 19:21• ²¹Many thoughts [are] in a man's heart,{HR}But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand. (Prov. 19:21)

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Prov. 21:30• ³⁰[There is] no wisdom nor understanding{HR}Nor counsel against Jehovah. (Prov. 21:30)

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Isa. 8:10• ¹⁰Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak a word, and it shall not stand; for God [is] with us [Immanuel]. (Isa. 8:10)

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1 Cor. 1:19‑20• ¹⁹For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and put away the understanding of the understanding ones.
²⁰Where [is the] wise? where scribe? where disputer of this age? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (1 Cor. 1:19‑20)

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1 Cor. 3:19• ¹⁹For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness; (1 Cor. 3:19)

good counsel.

Luke 16:8• ⁸And the lord praised the unrighteous steward, because he had done prudently. For the sons of this age are in respect of their own generation more prudent than the sons of light. (Luke 16:8)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. And Jehovah had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, in order that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.

W. Kelly Translation

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And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. And Jehovah had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, in order that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)