2 Samuel 17:8-10

Lexham English Bible

⁸ Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty warriors and they are enraged^[a] as a bear robbed of her offspring in the field. Your father is a man of war, so he will not spend the night with the troops. ⁹ Now he has hidden himself in one of the caves or in one of the places. At the moment he falls on them^[b] the first time, whoever hears^[c] the report will say, ‘There has been a defeat among the people who follow after Absalom.’ ¹⁰ And he is also a valiant warrior,^[d] whose heart is like the heart of the lion. He^[e] will certainly melt^[f] with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty warrior and those who are with him are valiant warriors.^[g]