2 Samuel 16:20
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And Absalom said to Achitophel: Consult what we are to do.

Give counsel

Exodus 1:10 Come let us wisely oppress them, lest they multiply: and if any war shall rise against us, join with our enemies, and having overcome us, depart out of the land.

Psalm 2:2 The kings of the earth stood up, and the princes met together, against the Lord, and against his Christ.

Psalm 37:12,13 The sinner shall watch the just man: and shall gnash upon him with his teeth. . . .

Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, there is no prudence, there is no counsel against the Lord.

Isaiah 8:10 Take counsel together, and it shall be defeated: speak a word, and it shall not be done: because God is with us.

Isaiah 29:15 Woe to you that are deep of heart, to hide your counsel from the Lord: and their works are in the dark, and they say: Who seeth us, and who knoweth us?

Matthew 27:1 And when morning was come, all the chief priests and ancients of the people took counsel against Jesus, that they might put him to death.

Acts 4:23-28 And being let go, they came to their own company and related all that the chief priests and ancients had said to them. . . .

Context
The Counsel of Ahithophel and Hushai
19Besides this, whom shall I serve? is it not the king's son? as I have served thy father, so will I serve thee also. 20And Absalom said to Achitophel: Consult what we are to do.21And 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.…
Cross References
2 Samuel 16:19
Besides this, whom shall I serve? is it not the king's son? as I have served thy father, so will I serve thee also.

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.

Lexicon
Then Absalom
אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites

said
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Ahithophel,
אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל (’ă·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 302: Ahithophel -- an adviser of David

“Give me
הָב֥וּ (hā·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3051: To give, to put, imperatively, come

counsel.
עֵצָ֖ה (‘ê·ṣāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6098: Advice, plan, prudence

What
מַֽה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

should we do?”
נַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ (na·‘ă·śeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make


Additional Translations
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.

And Abessalom said to Achitophel, Deliberate among yourselves concerning what we should do.

And Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your counsel what we shall do."

And Absalom saith unto Ahithophel, 'Give for you counsel what we do.'
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