2 Samuel 17:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.”
2 Samuel 17:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 17:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 17:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
2 Samuel 17:21 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 17:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto David, Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you. ”
2 Samuel 17:21 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass, after their going on, that they come up out of the well, and go and declare to king David, and say unto David, `Rise ye, and pass over hastily the waters, for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.'”
2 Samuel 17:21 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 17:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass after they had departed, that 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 counselled against you. ”
2 Samuel 17:21 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 17:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And assoone as they were departed, the other came out of the well, and went and tolde King Dauid, and sayde vnto him, Vp, and get you quickely ouer the water: for such counsell hath Ahithophel giuen against you.”
2 Samuel 17:21 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 17:21 in Context — 2 Samuel 17
19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
20 And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
21 And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
22 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.
23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
What Does 2 Samuel 17:21 Mean?
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