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1 Ajitofel le dijo a Absalón: ―Déjeme escoger a doce mil de los mejores hombres para salir en busca de David esta noche.
1 Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.
2 Caeré sobre él mientras está cansado y desanimado. Él y todos los que están con él serán presa del pánico, y saldrán huyendo. Yo mataré solamente al rey y dejaré con vida a todos los demás, de modo que no les quedará más remedio que unirse a usted y servirle.
2 I will come on him while he is weary and exhausted, and will make him afraid. All the people who are with him will flee. I will strike the king only,
3 Not in this translation
3 and I will bring back all the people to you. The man whom you seek is as if all returned. All the people shall be in peace.”
4 Absalón y todos los ancianos de Israel aprobaron el plan,
4 The saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
5 pero Absalón dijo: ―Es bueno que también contemos con la opinión de Husay.
5 Then Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let’s hear likewise what he says.”
6 Cuando Husay llegó, Absalón le contó lo que Ajitofel había dicho. ―¿Cuál es tu opinión? —le preguntó Absalón—. ¿Hemos de seguir el consejo de Ajitofel? ¿Qué piensas tú?
6 When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, “Ahithophel has spoken like this. Shall we do what he says? If not, speak up.”
7 Husay contestó: ―Creo que Ajitofel esta vez comete un error.
7 Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
8 Usted conoce a su padre y a sus hombres. Bien sabe que son guerreros poderosos, y probablemente se encuentran tan enfurecidos como una osa a quien le han quitado sus ositos. Además, su padre es un guerrero de experiencia y no creo que vaya a pasar la noche junto con el pueblo.
8 Hushai said moreover, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
9 Es muy probable que se haya escondido en algún pozo, o en alguna caverna. Cuando él salga y ataque por sorpresa, entonces habrá pánico entre quienes le son leales a usted, y todos comenzarán a gritar que los están matando.
9 Behold, he is now hidden in some pit, or in some other place. It will happen, when some of them have fallen at the first, that whoever hears it will say, ‘There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’
10 Entonces, aun los más valientes de ellos, los que son tan fieros como un león, se paralizarán de miedo. Porque todo Israel sabe cuán poderoso es su padre y cuán valientes son sus hombres.
10 Even he who is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, will utterly melt; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and those who are with him are valiant men.
11 »Lo que sugiero es que movilice a todo Israel, desde Dan hasta Berseba, para que constituyan una gran fuerza. Usted, personalmente, debe guiar a sus hombres.
11 But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.
12 Cuando encontremos a David, lo atacaremos y podremos destruir a todo el que está con él, de modo que ninguno de ellos quede vivo.
12 So we will come on him in some place where he will be found, and we will light on him as the dew falls on the ground, then we will not leave so much as one of him and of all the men who are with him.
13 Y si David se escapa y se oculta en alguna ciudad, usted tendrá todo Israel a sus órdenes, y podremos tomar sogas y arrastrar los muros de la ciudad hasta el valle más cercano, hasta que toda piedra haya sido removida.
13 Moreover, if he has gone into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there isn’t one small stone found there.”
14 Absalón y los hombres de Israel dijeron: ―El consejo de Husay es mejor que el de Ajitofel. Eso sucedió porque el Señor había dispuesto que se anulara el consejo de Ajitofel, cuyo plan realmente era el mejor, para que pudiera venir el desastre sobre Absalón.
14 Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.
15 Husay les contó a los sacerdotes Sadoc y Abiatar lo que Ajitofel había propuesto y lo que él había sugerido en cambio.
15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “Ahithophel counseled Absalom and the elders of Israel that way; and I have counseled this way.
16 ―¡Rápido! —les dijo—. Busquen al rey David y díganle que no se quede en los llanos del desierto esta noche. Es mejor que pasen de inmediato al otro lado, pues, de lo contrario, se expone a que lo maten, junto con todo el pueblo.
16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, ‘Don’t lodge tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over, lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people who are with him.’”
17 Jonatán y Ajimaz se habían quedado en Enroguel, para que no se les viera entrar y salir de la ciudad. Se habían puesto de acuerdo para que una criada les llevara los mensajes que debían darle al rey David.
17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En Rogel; and a female servant used to go and report to them, and they went and told King David; for they couldn’t risk being seen coming into the city.
18 Pero un muchacho vio que salían de Enroguel rumbo a donde estaba David, y se lo hizo saber a Absalón. Ellos, entonces, se fueron rápidamente a Bajurín, donde un hombre los escondió en un pozo en el patio.
18 But a boy saw them, and told Absalom. Then they both went away quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down there.
19 La esposa del hombre puso una tela sobre la boca del pozo y encima puso grano para que se secara al sol. De este modo nadie sospechó que ellos estaban allí.
19 The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out crushed grain on it; and nothing was known.
20 Cuando Absalón y sus hombres llegaron y le preguntaron si había visto a Ajimaz y a Jonatán, ella dijo que habían cruzado el arroyo y se habían ido. Los buscaron, y al no encontrarlos regresaron a Jerusalén.
20 Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman said to them, “They have gone over the brook of water.” When they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
21 Entonces los dos hombres salieron del pozo y corrieron a encontrar al rey David. ―¡Rápido —le dijeron—, cruce el Jordán esta noche! Le contaron lo que había aconsejado Ajitofel para capturarlo y darle muerte.
21 After they had departed, they came up out of the well and went and told King David; and they said to David, “Arise and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counseled against you.”
22 David y toda la gente que estaba con él cruzaron el río durante la noche y llegaron todos al otro lado del río, antes de la madrugada.
22 Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they passed over the Jordan. By the morning light there lacked not one of them who had not gone over the Jordan.
23 Mientras tanto, Ajitofel, desacreditado públicamente porque Absalón no había aceptado su consejo, aparejó un burro, se fue a su casa en la ciudad, puso en orden sus asuntos, y se ahorcó. De esta manera murió y fue sepultado junto a su padre.
23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, and went home to his city, set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.
24 David ya había llegado a Majanayin cuando Absalón, que había movilizado a todos los hombres de Israel, cruzaba el Jordán con ellos.
24 Then David came to Mahanaim. Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
25 Absalón había designado a Amasá como jefe de su ejército, en lugar de Joab. (Amasá era primo segundo de Joab; su padre era Itrá, un ismaelita, y su madre era Abigaíl hija de Najás, la cual era la hermana de Sarvia, la madre de Joab).
25 Absalom set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
26 Absalón e Israel acamparon en la tierra de Galaad.
26 Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.
27 Cuando David llegó a Majanayin fue recibido cariñosamente por tres hombres: Sobí hijo de Najás, que era de la ciudad amonita de Rabá; Maquir hijo de Amiel, de Lo Debar, y Barzilay, que era un galaadita de Roguelín.
27 When David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
28 Le trajeron a David y a los que estaban con él camas para que durmieran, tazas y vasijas de barro. También les llevaron trigo, cebada, harina, trigo tostado, habas, lentejas, miel, mantequilla y queso. Hicieron esto porque pensaron que David y sus hombres estarían muy cansados, hambrientos y sedientos después de haber atravesado el desierto.
28 brought beds, basins, earthen vessels, wheat, barley, meal, parched grain, beans, lentils, roasted grain,
29 Not in this translation
29 honey, butter, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David and for the people who were with him to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry, weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
People & places in this chapter
From this site's family tree and Bible maps, only where those guides cite this chapter.
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 (26)
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
- 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
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