Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּ֤אמֶר way-yō-mer And said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 53 [e] אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ ’aḇ-šā-lō-wm Absalom N-proper-ms 3605 [e] וְכָל־ wə-ḵāl and all Conj-w | N-msc 376 [e] אִ֣ישׁ ’îš the men N-msc 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל yiś-rā-’êl of Israel N-proper-ms 2896 [e] טוֹבָ֗ה ṭō-w-ḇāh [Is] better Adj-fs 6098 [e] עֲצַת֙ ‘ă-ṣaṯ the counsel N-fsc 2365 [e] חוּשַׁ֣י ḥū-šay of Hushai N-proper-ms 757 [e] הָאַרְכִּ֔י hā-’ar-kî the Archite Art | N-proper-ms 6098 [e] מֵעֲצַ֖ת mê-‘ă-ṣaṯ than the counsel Prep-m | N-fsc 302 [e] אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל ’ă-ḥî-ṯō-p̄el of Ahithophel N-proper-ms 3068 [e] וַיהוָ֣ה Yah-weh And for YHWH Conj-w | N-proper-ms 6680 [e] צִוָּ֗ה ṣiw-wāh had purposed V-Piel-Perf-3ms 6565 [e] לְהָפֵ֞ר lə-hā-p̄êr to defeat Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 6098 [e] עֲצַ֤ת ‘ă-ṣaṯ the counsel N-fsc 302 [e] אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ ’ă-ḥî-ṯō-p̄el of Ahithophel N-proper-ms 2896 [e] הַטּוֹבָ֔ה haṭ-ṭō-w-ḇāh the good Art | Adj-fs 5668 [e] לְבַעֲב֗וּר lə-ḇa-‘ă-ḇūr for the sake Prep-l, Prep-b | N-ms 935 [e] הָבִ֧יא hā-ḇî bringing V-Hifil-Inf 3068 [e] יְהוָ֛ה Yah-weh of YHWH N-proper-ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- on Prep 53 [e] אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם ’aḇ-šā-lō-wm Absalom N-proper-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 7451 [e] הָרָעָֽה׃ס hā-rā-‘āh disaster Art | Adj-fs

Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And Absalom saith—and all the men of Israel—‘Better [is] the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;’ and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah’s bringing unto Absalom the evil.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Since the LORD had decreed that Ahithophel’s good advice be undermined in order to bring about Absalom’s ruin, Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “ The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than Ahithophel’s advice.”

New American Standard Bible
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel." For the LORD had ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring calamity on Absalom.

King James Bible
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite [is] better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. 2 Samuel 17:14 • 2 Samuel 17:14 NIV • 2 Samuel 17:14 NLT • 2 Samuel 17:14 ESV • 2 Samuel 17:14 NASB • 2 Samuel 17:14 KJV • 2 Samuel 17:14 Biblia Paralela • 2 Samuel 17:14 Chinese Bible • 2 Samuel 17:14 French Bible • 2 Samuel 17:14 German Bible

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