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2 Samuel 17:7
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KJ21
And Hushai said unto Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
ASV
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given this time is not good.
AMP
So Hushai said to Absalom, “Ahithophel has not given good advice this time.”
AMPC
And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.
BRG
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
CSB
Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
CSBA
Hushai replied to Absalom, ‘The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good.’
CEB
Hushai said to Absalom, “This time, the advice Ahithophel has given isn’t right.
CJB
Hushai said to Avshalom, “The advice Achitofel has given this time is not good.
CEV
Hushai said: This time Ahithophel's advice isn't so good.
DARBY
And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.
DRA
And Chusai said to Absalom: The counsel that Achitophel hath given this time is not good.
ERV
Hushai said to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not good this time.”
EASY
Hushai replied to Absalom, ‘This time Ahithophel's idea is not good.
EHV
Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the advice Ahithophel has given is not good.”
ESV
Then Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
ESVUK
Then Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
EXB
Hushai said to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not good this time.”
GNV
Hushai then answered unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given, is not good at this time.
GW
“This time Ahithophel’s advice is no good,” Hushai said to Absalom.
GNT
Hushai answered, “The advice Ahithophel gave you this time is no good.
HCSB
Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
ICB
Hushai said to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not good this time.”
ISV
“Ahithophel’s advice is not best at this time,” Hushai suggested to Absalom.
JUB
Then Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.
KJV
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
AKJV
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
LSB
And Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has counseled is not good.”
LEB
Then Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel gave is not good at this time.”
TLB
“Well,” Hushai replied, “this time I think Ahithophel has made a mistake.
MSG
Hushai said, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given in this instance is not good. You know your father and his men, brave and bitterly angry—like a bear robbed of her cubs. And your father is an experienced fighter; you can be sure he won’t be caught napping at a time like this. Even while we’re talking, he’s probably holed up in some cave or other. If he jumps your men from ambush, word will soon get back, ‘A slaughter of Absalom’s army!’ Even if your men are valiant with hearts of lions, they’ll fall apart at such news, for everyone in Israel knows the kind of fighting stuff your father’s made of, and also the men with him.
MEV
Hushai said to Absalom, “At this time, the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
NOG
“This time Ahithophel’s advice is no good,” Hushai said to Absalom.
NABRE
Hushai replied to Absalom, “This time Ahithophel has not given good counsel.”
NASB
So Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
NASB1995
So Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
NCB
Hushai replied to Absalom: “On this particular occasion Ahithophel has not offered good advice.”
NCV
Hushai said to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not good this time.”
NET
Hushai replied to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not sound this time.”
NIRV
Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given you isn’t good this time.
NIV
Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given is not good this time.
NIVUK
Hushai replied to Absalom, ‘The advice Ahithophel has given is not good this time.
NKJV
So Hushai said to Absalom: “The advice that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.
NLV
So Hushai said to Absalom, “This time what Ahithophel has said to do is not good.”
NLT
“Well,” Hushai replied to Absalom, “this time Ahithophel has made a mistake.
NRSVA
Then Hushai said to Absalom, ‘This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.’
NRSVACE
Then Hushai said to Absalom, ‘This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.’
NRSVCE
Then Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
NRSVUE
Then Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
OJB
And Chushai said unto Avshalom, The etza (counsel) that Achitophel hath given is not tovah at this time.
RGT
Hushai then answered Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.
RSV
Then Hushai said to Ab′salom, “This time the counsel which Ahith′ophel has given is not good.”
RSVCE
Then Hushai said to Ab′salom, “This time the counsel which Ahith′ophel has given is not good.”
TLV
So Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
VOICE
Hushai: I don’t think the advice from Ahithophel is good this time, and I’ll tell you why:
WEB
Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
WYC
And Hushai said to Absalom, This is not good counsel, that Ahithophel hath given in this time. (And Hushai said to Absalom, This is not good advice which Ahithophel hath given thee at this time.)
YLT
And Hushai saith unto Absalom, `Not good [is] the counsel that Ahithophel hath counselled at this time.'
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