2 Samuel · Majority Standard Bible
2 Samuel 17 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
1 ENTONCES Achitophel dijo á Absalom: Yo escogeré ahora doce mil hombres, y me levantaré, y seguiré á David esta noche;
2 I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king
2 Y daré sobre él cuando él estará cansado y flaco de manos: lo atemorizaré, y todo el pueblo que está con él huirá, y heriré al rey solo.
3 and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”
3 Así tornaré á todo el pueblo á ti: y cuando ellos hubieren vuelto, ([pues] aquel hombre es el que tú quieres) todo el pueblo estará en paz.
4 This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.
4 Esta razón pareció bien á Absalom y á todos los ancianos de Israel.
5 Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”
5 Y dijo Absalom: Llama también ahora á Husai Arachîta, para que asimismo oigamos lo que él dirá.
6 So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”
6 Y como Husai vino á Absalom, hablóle Absalom, diciendo: Así ha dicho Achitophel; ¿seguiremos su consejo, ó no? Di tú.
7 Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
7 Entonces Husai dijo á Absalom: El consejo que ha dado esta vez Achitophel no es bueno.
8 He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.
8 Y añadió Husai: Tú sabes que tu padre y los suyos son hombres valientes, y que están con amargura de ánimo, como la osa en el campo cuando le han quitado los hijos. Además, tu padre es hombre de guerra, y no tendrá la noche con el pueblo.
9 Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
9 He aquí él estará ahora escondido en alguna cueva, ó en otro lugar: y si al principio cayeren algunos [de los tuyos], oirálo quien lo oyere, y dirá: El pueblo que sigue á Absalom ha sido derrotado.
10 Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.
10 Así aun el hombre valiente, cuyo corazón sea como corazón de león, sin duda desmayará: porque todo Israel sabe que tu padre es hombre valiente, y que los que están con él son esforzados.
11 Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba—a multitude like the sand on the seashore—be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.
11 Aconsejo pues que todo Israel se junte á ti, desde Dan hasta Beer-seba, en multitud como la arena que está á la orilla de la mar, y que tú en persona vayas á la batalla.
12 Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.
12 Entonces le acometeremos en cualquier lugar que pudiere hallarse, y daremos sobre él como cuando el rocío cae sobre la tierra, y ni uno dejaremos de él, y de todos los que con él están.
13 If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there.”
13 Y si se recogiere en [alguna] ciudad, todos los de Israel traerán sogas á aquella ciudad, y la arrastraremos hasta el arroyo, que nunca más parezca piedra de ella.
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.
14 Entonces Absalom y todos los de Israel dijeron: El consejo de Husai Arachîta es mejor que el consejo de Achitophel. Porque había Jehová ordenado que el acertado consejo de Achitophel se frustrara, para que Jehová hiciese venir el mal sobre Absalom.
15 So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.
15 Dijo luego Husai á Sadoc y á Abiathar sacerdotes: Así y así aconsejó Achitophel á Absalom y á los ancianos de Israel: y de esta manera aconsejé yo.
16 Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’”
16 Por tanto enviad inmediatamente, y dad aviso á David, diciendo: No quedes esta noche en los campos del desierto, sino pasa luego [el Jordán], porque el rey no sea consumido, y todo el pueblo que con él está.
17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.
17 Y Jonathán y Ahimaas estaban junto á la fuente de Rogel, porque no podían ellos mostrarse viniendo á la ciudad; fué por tanto una criada, y dióles el aviso: y ellos fueron, y noticiáronlo al rey David.
18 But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
18 Empero fueron vistos por un mozo, el cual dió cuenta á Absalom: sin embargo los dos se dieron priesa á caminar, y llegaron á casa de un hombre en Bahurim, que tenía un pozo en su patio, dentro del cual se metieron.
19 Then the man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
19 Y tomando la mujer [de la casa] una manta, extendióla sobre la boca del pozo, y tendió sobre ella el grano trillado; y no se penetró el negocio.
20 When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
20 Llegando luego los criados de Absalom á la casa á la mujer, dijéronle: ¿Dónde están Ahimaas y Jonathán? Y la mujer les respondió: Ya han pasado el vado de las aguas. Y como ellos los buscaron y no los hallaron, volviéronse á Jerusalem.
21 After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
21 Y después que ellos se hubieron ido, [estotros] salieron del pozo, y fuéronse, y dieron aviso al rey David; y dijéronle: Levantaos y daos priesa á pasar las aguas, porque Achitophel ha dado tal consejo contra vosotros.
22 So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.
22 Entonces David se levantó, y todo el pueblo que con él estaba, y pasaron el Jordán antes que amaneciese; ni siquiera faltó uno que no pasase el Jordán.
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.
23 Y Achitophel, viendo que no se había puesto por obra su consejo, enalbardó su asno, y levantóse, y fuése á su casa en su ciudad; y después de disponer acerca de su casa, ahorcóse y murió, y fué sepultado en el sepulcro de su padre.
24 Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.
24 Y David llegó á Mahanaim, y Absalom pasó el Jordán con toda la gente de Israel.
25 Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite who had married Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
25 Y Absalom constituyó á Amasa sobre el ejército en lugar de Joab, el cual Amasa fué hijo de un varón de Israel llamado Itra, el cual había entrado á Abigail hija de Naas, hermana de Sarvia, madre de Joab.
26 So the Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.
26 Y asentó campo Israel con Absalom en tierra de Galaad.
27 When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
27 Y luego que David llegó á Mahanaim, Sobi hijo de Naas de Rabba de los hijos de Ammon, y Machîr hijo de Ammiel de Lodebar, y Barzillai Galaadita de Rogelim,
28 They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,
28 Trajeron á David y al pueblo que estaba con él, camas, y tazas, y vasijas de barro, y trigo, y cebada, y harina, y [grano] tostado, habas, lentejas, y [garbanzos] tostados,
29 honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
29 Miel, manteca, ovejas, y quesos de vacas, para que comiesen; porque dijeron: Aquel pueblo está hambriento, y cansado, y tendrá sed en el desierto.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Absalom
David's handsome son who avenged Tamar, rebelled against his father, and briefly seized the throne.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 3:3; 2 Samuel 15-18
Ahimaaz
Zadok's son, who with Jonathan son of Abiathar secretly carried word to David during Absalom's revolt and outran the Cushite to bring David news of the victory.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 15:27; 2 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel 17:17
Amasa
Son of Ithra and Abigail and a cousin of Joab, whom Absalom made army commander in Joab's place, whom David later offered Joab's command, and whom Joab killed with a dagger.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 17:25; 2 Samuel 19:13; 2 Samuel 20:4
Ammiel
Named as the father of Machir of Lo-debar.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 9:4; 2 Samuel 17:27
Barzillai
A very wealthy eighty-year-old Gileadite from Rogelim who provided for David at Mahanaim and, declining to go to Jerusalem, asked David to take Chimham in his place. Ezra 2:61 and…
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 17:27; 2 Samuel 19:31; 2 Samuel 19:32
David
The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Ithra
An Ishmaelite who married Abigail, sister of Zeruiah, and was the father of Amasa. 1 Kings 2:5 and 1 Chronicles 2:17 call him Jether.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 17:25; 1 Kings 2:5; 1 Kings 2:32
Jonathan
Son of the priest Abiathar, who with Ahimaaz carried messages to David during Absalom's revolt and hid in a well at Bahurim.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 15:27; 2 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel 17:17
Machir
Son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth was staying, and who later brought supplies to David at Mahanaim.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 9:4; 2 Samuel 9:5; 2 Samuel 17:27
Nahash
Named in 2 Samuel 17:25 as the father of Abigail, the sister of Zeruiah; the text says no more about him.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 17:25
Shobi
Son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, who with Machir and Barzillai brought David beds, food and supplies at Mahanaim.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 17:27
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 59:7–8; Psalm 4:8; Proverbs 4:16; Psalm 3:3–5; Psalm 109:2–4
- 2 1 Kings 22:31; 2 Samuel 16:14; Matthew 26:31; Zechariah 13:7; John 11:50
- 3 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Isaiah 48:22; 2 Samuel 3:21; Isaiah 57:21
- 4 1 Samuel 23:21; Esther 5:14; 1 Samuel 18:20–21; Romans 1:32; Esther 1:21
- 5 2 Samuel 15:32–37; 2 Samuel 16:16–19
- 7 Proverbs 31:8
- 8 Hosea 13:8; 1 Samuel 16:18; Daniel 7:5; Hebrews 11:32–34; Proverbs 17:12
- 9 1 Samuel 14:14–15; 1 Samuel 22:1; Judges 20:32–33; 1 Samuel 24:3; Joshua 8:6
- 10 Joshua 2:9–11; 1 Samuel 18:17; Song of Songs 3:7; 2 Samuel 23:20; Isaiah 13:7
- 11 Genesis 22:17; Psalm 9:16; Judges 20:1; Joshua 11:4; Psalm 7:15–16
- 12 Isaiah 10:13–14; 2 Kings 18:23; 1 Kings 20:10; 2 Kings 19:24; 1 Samuel 23:23
- 13 Matthew 24:2; Micah 1:6
- 14 2 Samuel 15:34; 1 Corinthians 1:19–20; Proverbs 19:21; Isaiah 8:10; Job 5:12–14
- 15 2 Samuel 15:35–36
- 16 2 Samuel 15:28; 1 Corinthians 15:54; 2 Corinthians 5:4; Psalm 57:3; 2 Samuel 17:21–22
- 17 2 Samuel 15:36; Joshua 15:7; Joshua 18:16; 2 Samuel 15:27; 1 Kings 1:9
- 18 2 Samuel 3:16; 2 Samuel 16:5; 2 Samuel 19:16
- 19 Exodus 1:19; Joshua 2:4–24
- 20 Exodus 1:19; Joshua 2:22–23; Joshua 2:3–5; 1 Samuel 27:11–12; 1 Samuel 21:2
- 21 2 Samuel 17:15–16
- 22 Matthew 10:16; John 18:9; Proverbs 27:12; Numbers 31:49; 2 Samuel 17:24
- 23 Matthew 27:5; 2 Kings 20:1; 2 Samuel 15:12; 1 Kings 16:18; Psalm 5:10
- 24 Genesis 32:2; 2 Samuel 2:8; Joshua 13:26
- 25 2 Samuel 19:13; 1 Chronicles 2:13; 2 Samuel 20:9–12; 2 Samuel 20:4; 1 Chronicles 2:16–17
- 26 Numbers 32:1–42; Deuteronomy 3:15; Joshua 17:1
- 27 1 Kings 2:7; 2 Samuel 9:4; 2 Samuel 10:1–2; 1 Samuel 11:1; Ezra 2:61
- 28 1 Samuel 25:18; Obadiah 3; Isaiah 32:8; 2 Samuel 16:1–2
- 29 2 Samuel 16:2; 2 Samuel 16:14; Isaiah 21:14; Psalm 84:11; Luke 8:3
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