2 Samuel 17
Overview
17:1 Ahithophel's counsel is overthrown by Hushai's, according to God's appointment;
17:15 Secret intelligence is sent unto David;
17:23 Ahithophel hangs himself;
17:25 Amasa is made captain;
17:27 David at Mahanaim is furnished with provisions. Verse 1I will ariseProverbs 1:16, 4:16; Isaiah 59:7, 59:8 this nightPsalm 3:3-5, 4:8, 109:2-4Reciprocal2 Samuel 3:3 - Absalom; 13:5 - Lay thee; 15:28 - General; 16:11 - seeketh; 17:21 - thus hath Ahithophel; 18:5 - Deal gently; Esther 5:14 - the thing; Psalm 31:13 - while; 38:12 - lay snares; 43:1 - the deceitful; 55:9 - divide; 55:10 - Day; 71:4 - out of the; 71:10 - take; 86:14 - assemblies; 109:16 - he remembered; 118:13 - General; 119:95 - wicked; 144:11 - and deliver me; Proverbs 12:6 - words; Matthew 10:21 - the children; 2 Corinthians 12:15 - though; 1 Timothy 1:9 - murderers; James 3:6 - a world Verse 2weary2 Samuel 16:14; Deuteronomy 25:18 I will smite1 Kings 22:31; Zechariah 13:7; Matthew 21:38, 26:31; John 11:50, 18:4-8Reciprocal2 Samuel 4:1 - his hands; 17:29 - to eat; 18:3 - if we flee; 20:21 - his head; Nehemiah 4:11 - They shall not; Psalm 25:19 - Consider; 35:8 - into; 55:10 - Day; 64:2 - secret; 71:4 - out of the; 109:16 - he remembered; 124:7 - Our soul; James 3:6 - a world Verse 3I will bring2 Samuel 3:21 shall beIsaiah 48:22, 57:21; 1 Thessalonians 5:3ReciprocalJudges 4:22 - and I will; 2 Samuel 20:21 - his head Verse 4the saying1 Samuel 18:20, 18:21, 23:21; Esther 5:14; Romans 1:32 pleased Absalom wellHeb. was right in the eyes of Absalom, 2 Chronicles 30:4; Esther 1:21Reciprocal1 Samuel 20:7 - It is well; Esther 2:4 - the thing; Isaiah 8:10 - counsel Verse 5Hushai2 Samuel 15:32-37, 16:16-19 he saithHeb. is in his mouthReciprocal15:34 - then mayest; 1 Kings 12:6 - consulted; 12:9 - General; 2 Chronicles 10:6 - What counsel; 10:9 - What advice Verse 6sayingHeb. word, 2 Samuel 17:6Reciprocal1 Kings 12:9 - General; 2 Chronicles 10:6 - What counsel; 10:9 - What advice Verse 7givenHeb. counsellednot goodProverbs 31:8Reciprocal1 Kings 12:10 - Thus shalt thou; 2 Chronicles 10:10 - Thus shalt; Proverbs 27:14 - He that Verse 8mighty men2 Samuel 15:18, 21:18-22, 23:8, 23:9, 23:16, 23:18, 23:20-22; 1 Samuel 16:18, 17:34-36, 17:50; 1 Chronicles 11:25-47; Habakkuk 3:1-11:34 chafed in their mindsHeb. bitter of soul, Judges 18:25 as a bear2 Kings 2:24; Proverbs 17:12, 28:15; Daniel 7:5; Hosea 13:8 thy father is1 Samuel 23:23Reciprocal1:10 - in bitterness of soul; 18:25 - thought; 22:2 - discontented; 30:6 - grieved; Job 21:25 - in the bitterness Verse 9he is hidJudges 20:33; 1 Samuel 22:1, 24:3 someJoshua 7:5, 8:6; Judges 20:32; 1 Samuel 14:14, 14:15 over thrownHeb. fallenReciprocalJeremiah 41:9 - because of Gedaliah Verse 10heart2 Samuel 1:23, 23:20; Genesis 49:9; Numbers 24:8, 24:9; Proverbs 28:1 utterly meltExodus 15:15; Deuteronomy 1:28; Joshua 2:9-11; Isaiah 13:7, 19:1 thy father1 Samuel 18:17; Habakkuk 3:1 and they whichSong of Songs 3:7ReciprocalJudges 4:22 - and I will; 1 Samuel 16:18 - a mighty; 1 Chronicles 12:8 - whose faces; Psalm 58:7 - General; 107:26 - their soul; Jeremiah 49:23 - fainthearted; Ezekiel 21:7 - and every Verse 11all Israel2 Samuel 24:2; Judges 20:1 as the sandGenesis 13:16, 22:17; Joshua 11:4; 1 Kings 4:20, 20:10 thou goHeb. they face, or presencegoetcin thine2 Samuel 12:28; Psalm 7:15, 7:16, 9:16ReciprocalGenesis 21:31 - Beersheba; Judges 18:29 - Dan; 1 Samuel 3:20 - Dan; 23:23 - I will search; 2 Samuel 3:10 - from Dan; 18:2 - I will surely; 1 Kings 4:25 - from Dan; 1 Chronicles 21:2 - Beersheba; Psalm 3:1 - how; Habakkuk 3:1 - as the sand Verse 12in some place1 Samuel 23:23 we will lightThis is a very beautiful and expressive figure. The dew in Palestine, and other warm climates, falls fast, sudden, and heavy; and it falls upon every spot of earth, so that not a blade of grass escapes it. It is therefore no inapt emblem of a numerous and active army; and it was, perhaps, for this reason that the Romans called their light armed forces rorarii. 1 Kings 20:10; 2 Kings 18:23, 19:24; Isaiah 10:13, 10:14; Obadiah 1:3ReciprocalPsalm 71:4 - out of the Verse 13bring ropesIn the same manner the king of Maturan, in Java, proposed pulling down a tower which the Dutch had built, by making his people and elephants pull at a number of chains, and ropes of cocoa-nut bark, thrown around it.one smallMatthew 24:2ReciprocalJoshua 10:19 - suffer them; 1 Kings 20:10 - if the dust; 2 Kings 19:24 - with the sole Verse 14the Lord2 Samuel 15:31; Genesis 32:28; Exodus 9:16; Deuteronomy 2:30; 2 Chronicles 25:16, 25:20 appointedHeb. commanded, Psalm 33:9, 33:10; Lamentations 3:37; Amos 9:3 to defeat2 Samuel 15:34, 16:23; Job 5:12-14; Proverbs 19:21, 21:30; Isaiah 8:10; 1 Corinthians 1:19, 1:20; 3:19 good counselLuke 16:8ReciprocalGenesis 45:5 - God; 2 Samuel 2:12 - Mahanaim; 15:12 - Ahithophel; 18:5 - Deal gently; 1 Kings 12:15 - that he might; 2 Chronicles 10:8 - he forsook; Nehemiah 4:15 - God; Job 12:17 - General; 17:4 - General; 18:7 - his own; Psalm 5:10 - let; 7:6 - to the; 86:14 - assemblies; Ecclesiastes 9:11 - that the race; Isaiah 19:3 - and I; 30:28 - causing; Jeremiah 18:18 - counsel; 50:36 - dote; Matthew 2:8 - go Verse 15Zadok2 Samuel 15:35Reciprocal17:21 - Arise; 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Zadok; 6:53 - Zadok Verse 16Lodge2 Samuel 15:28 but speedily17:21, 17:22, 15:14, 15:28; 1 Samuel 20:38; Psalm 55:8; Proverbs 6:4, 6:5; Matthew 24:16-18 be swallowed2 Samuel 20:19, 20:20; Psalm 35:25, 56:2, 57:3; 1 Corinthians 15:54; 2 Corinthians 5:4Reciprocal2 Samuel 15:35 - thou shalt tell; 18:20 - bear tidings; Psalm 119:87 - almost; 119:150 - draw nigh Verse 17Jonathan2 Samuel 15:27, 15:36 stayedJoshua 2:4-24 Enrogel15:7, 18:16; 1 Kings 1:9Reciprocal2 Samuel 18:19 - Ahimaaz; 1 Kings 1:42 - Jonathan; 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Ahimaaz; Acts 23:16 - he went Verse 18Bahurim2 Samuel 3:16, 16:5, 19:16

Verse 19spread a coveringJoshua 2:4-6, 5-24 the thingExodus 1:19ReciprocalJoshua 2:6 - hid them Verse 20They be gone2 Samuel 15:34; Exodus 1:19; Joshua 2:4, 2:5; 1 Samuel 19:14-17, 21:2, 27:11, 27:12 when they had soughtJoshua 2:22, 2:23ReciprocalJudges 4:20 - Is there; 1 Samuel 19:17 - And Michal; 27:10 - And David; 1 Chronicles 6:8 - Ahimaaz Verse 21Arise2 Samuel 17:15, 17:16 thus hath Ahithophel17:1-3Reciprocal1 Samuel 23:26 - David made haste; Psalm 55:7 - General; 71:4 - out of the; 124:7 - Our soul Verse 22and they passed2 Samuel 17:24; Proverbs 27:12; Matthew 10:16 there lackedNumbers 31:49; John 18:9Reciprocal1 Samuel 23:26 - David made haste; 2 Samuel 17:16 - but speedily; Psalm 42:6 - from the; 55:7 - General; 124:7 - Our soul Verse 23sawProverbs 16:18, 19:3 followedHeb. donehis city2 Samuel 15:12 put his household in orderHeb. gave charge concerning his house, 2 Kings 20:1 and hanged2 Samuel 15:31; 1 Samuel 31:4, 31:5; 1 Kings 16:18; Job 31:3; Psalm 5:10, 55:23; Matthew 27:5Reciprocal2 Samuel 16:23 - all the counsel; 18:9 - his head; 21:6 - hang; 23:34 - Eliam; 2 Kings 19:20 - which thou hast; 1 Chronicles 10:4 - Saul took; 27:33 - Ahithophel; Esther 6:12 - hasted to his house; Job 5:13 - taketh; 7:15 - chooseth; 12:17 - General; Psalm 9:5 - destroyed; 33:10 - The Lord; 35:8 - into; 37:15 - sword; 55:15 - Let death; 109:20 - Let this; 119:96 - I have seen; 146:9 - the way; Proverbs 11:5 - direct; Ecclesiastes 9:11 - that the race; 10:8 - that; Isaiah 8:10 - counsel; 19:3 - and I; 37:21 - Whereas; 38:1 - Set thine house in order; 44:25 - turneth; Acts 16:27 - he drew; 1 Corinthians 1:20 - hath; 3:19 - He; 2 Corinthians 7:10 - the sorrow; Galatians 3:13 - for Verse 24Mahanaim2 Samuel 2:8; Genesis 32:2; Joshua 13:26Reciprocal21:38 - Mahanaim; 2 Samuel 17:22 - and they passed; 19:3 - into the city; 1 Kings 4:14 - Mahanaim; 1 Chronicles 6:80 - Mahanaim Verse 25Amasa2 Samuel 19:13, 20:4, 20:9-12 Ithra1 Chronicles 2:16, 2:17, Jether the IshmaeliteAbigailHeb. AbigalNahashor, Jesse. 2:13, 2:16Reciprocal2 Samuel 20:12 - General; 1 Kings 2:5 - Jether; 2:32 - Jether; 1 Chronicles 12:18 - came upon Amasai Verse 26 landNumbers 32:1-42; Deuteronomy 3:15; Joshua 17:1ReciprocalGenesis 32:2 - the name; 2 Samuel 2:8 - Mahanaim Verse 27the son of Nahash2 Samuel 10:1, 10:2, 12:29, 12:30; 1 Samuel 11:1 Machir2 Samuel 9:4 Barzillai19:31, 19:32; 1 Kings 2:7; Ezra 2:61ReciprocalGenesis 32:2 - the name; Joshua 13:26 - Mahanaim; 2 Samuel 2:8 - Mahanaim; 16:1 - with a couple; 1 Kings 4:14 - Mahanaim; 1 Chronicles 6:80 - Mahanaim; 12:40 - brought; 20:1 - Rabbah; Nehemiah 7:63 - Barzillai; Psalm 42:6 - from the; Proverbs 18:24 - that hath Verse 28bedsThese no doubt consisted of skins of beasts, mats, carpets, and such like. 2 Samuel 16:1, 16:2; 1 Samuel 25:18; Isaiah 32:8 basinsor, cups, Sappoth, probably wooden bowls, such as the Arabs still eat out of, and knead their bread in.earthen vesselsKeley yotzair, literally, "vessels of the potter." So when Dr. Perry visited the temple of Luxor in Egypt, he says, "We were entertained by the Caliph here with great civility and favour; he sent us, in return of our presents, several sheep, a good quantity of eggs, bardacks," etc. The bardacks, he informs us, were earthen vessels, used "to cool and refresh their water in, by means of which it drinks very cool and pleasant in the hottest seasons of the year." See Harmer, chapter vi. Obadiah 1:3 wheatMr. Jones says, "Travellers use zumeet, tumeet, and limereece. Zumeet is flour mixed with honey, butter, and spice; tumeet is flour done up with organ oil, and limereece is flour mixed with water, for drink. This quenches thirst much better than water alone, satisfies a hungry appetite; cools and refreshes tired and weary spirits," etc.ReciprocalJudges 8:5 - loaves; Ruth 2:14 - parched; 1 Samuel 17:17 - parched corn Verse 29cheese of kine1 Samuel 17:18 for DavidLuke 8:3; Philippians 4:15-19 to eat2 Samuel 17:2; Psalm 34:8-10, 84:11 The peopleJudges 8:4-6; Ecclesiastes 11:1, 11:2; Isaiah 21:14, 58:7 in the wilderness2 Samuel 16:2, 16:14ReciprocalDeuteronomy 32:14 - Butter; Judges 8:5 - loaves; 1 Samuel 25:18 - took two; Job 20:17 - of honey; Isaiah 7:22 - butter and honey