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So Hushai came to Absalom. Absalom said to him, “Here is what Ahithophel has advised. Should we follow his advice? If not, what would you recommend?”

Hushai replied to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not sound this time.”[a] Hushai went on to say, “You know your father and his men—they are soldiers and are as dangerous as a bear out in the wild that has been robbed of her cubs.[b] Your father is an experienced soldier; he will not stay overnight with the army.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 17:7 tn Heb “Not good is the advice which Ahithophel has advised at this time.”
  2. 2 Samuel 17:8 tc The LXX (with the exception of the recensions of Origen and Lucian) repeats the description as follows: “Just as a female bear bereft of cubs in a field.”