Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 17:3

“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.””

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¹Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

²I 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

³And 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.”

⁴This proposal seemed good to Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

⁵Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”

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