2 Samuel 17:7
Good News Translation
Hushai answered, "The advice Ahithophel gave you this time is no good.

New Revised Standard Version
Then Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.”

Contemporary English Version
Hushai said: This time Ahithophel's advice isn't so good.

New American Bible
Hushai replied to Absalom, “This time Ahithophel has not given good counsel.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good.

given [heb] counselled

Proverbs 31:8 Open thy mouth for the dumb, and for the causes of all the children that pass.

Context
Hushai Counters Ahithophel's Advice
6And when Chusai was come to Absalom, Absalom said to him: Achitophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do it or not? what counsel dost thou give? 7And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good.8And again Chusai said: Thou knowest thy father, and the men that are with him, that they are very valiant, and bitter in their mind, as a bear raging in the wood when her whelps are taken away: and thy father is a warrior, and will not lodge with the people.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:21
And Achitophel said to Absalom: Go in to the concubines of thy father, whom he hath left to keep the house: that when all Israel shall hear that thou hast disgraced thy father, their hands may be strengthened with thee.

2 Samuel 17:6
And when Chusai was come to Absalom, Absalom said to him: Achitophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do it or not? what counsel dost thou give?

2 Samuel 17:6
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