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2 Samuel 17

1 *Ahithóphels counsel is ouerthrowen by Hushái. 14 The Lord had so ordeined. 19 The Priests sonnes are hid in the well. 22 Dauid goeth ouer Iordán. 23 Ahithóphel hangeth himselfe. 27 They bring vitails to Dauid.*
1.MOreouer Ahithóphel said to Absalóm, a Let me chuse out now twelue thousand men, and I wil vp and follow after Dauid this night,
2.And I wil come vpon him: for he is weary, and weake handed: ſo I wil ſmite him, and all the people that are with him, ſhal flee, and I wil ſmite the King onely,
3.And I wil bring againe all the people vnto thee, and when all ſhal returne, (the man whome thou ſekeſt *being ſlaine*) all the people ſhalbe in peace.
4.And the ſaying "pleaſed Abſalóm wel, and all the Elders of Iſraél.
5.¶ The ſaid Abſalóm, Call now Huſhai the Archite alſo, and let vs heare likewise "what he ſayeth.
6.So when Huſhai came to Abſalóm, Abſalóm ſpake vnto him, ſaying, Ahithóphel hathe "ſpoken thus: ſhal we do after his ſaying, or not? tell thou?
7.Huſhai then answered vnto Abſalóm, The counſel that Ahithóphel hathe giué, is not "good at this time.
8.For, ſaid Huſhai, thou knoweſt thy father, and his men, that they be ſtrong mé, and are chaſed in minde as a beare robbed of her whelpes in the field: alſo thy father is a valiant warriar, and wil not "lodge with the people.
9.Beholde, he is hid now in ſome caue, or in ſome place: and thogh ſome of them be ouerthrowen at the firſt, yet the people ſhal heare, and ſay, The people that followe Abſalóm, be "ouerthrowen.
10.Then he alſo that is valiant whose heart is as the heart of a lion, ſhal "ſhrinke and faint: for all Iſraél knoweth, that thy father is valiant, and they which be with him, ſtowte men.
11.Therefore my counſel is, that all Iſraél be gathered vnto thee, from Dan euen to Beer-ſhéba as the ſand of the ſea in nombre, and that thou go to battel in thine owne perſone.
12.So ſhal we come vpó him in ſome place, where we ſhal finde him, and "we wil vpó him as the dewe falleth on the ground: and of all the men that are with him, we wil not leaue him one.
13.Moreouer if he be gotten into a citie, then ſhal all the men of Iſraél bring ropes to that citie, and we wil drawe it into the riuer, vntil there be not one ſmale ſtone found there.
14.¶ Then Abſalóm and all the men of Iſraél ſaid, The counſel of Huſhai the Archite is better, then the counſel of Ahithóphel: for the Lord had "determined to deſtroy the "good couſel of Ahithóphel, that the Lord might "bring euil vpon Abſalóm.
15.¶ Then ſaid Huſhai vnto Zadók and to Abiathár the Priests, Of this and that maner did Ahithóphel and the Elders of Iſraél counſel Abſalóm: and thus and thus haue I counſeled.
16.Now therefore ſend quickly, and ſhewe Dauid, ſaying, Tary not this night in the fieldes of the wildernes, but rather get thee ouer, leaſt the King be deuoured & "all the people that are with him.
17.¶ Now Ionathán and Ahimáaz abode by En-rogél: (for they might not be ſene to come into the citie) and a maid went, and tolde them, and they went and ſhewed King Dauid.
18.Neuertheles a yong man ſawe them, and tolde it to Abſalóm: therefore they bothe departed quyckly, & came to a más houſe in Bahurim, who had a well in his court, into the which they went downe.
19.And "the wife toke and ſpred a couering ouer the welles mouthe, and ſpred grounde corne thereon, that the thing ſhulde not be knowen.
20.And when Abſalóms ſeruants came to the wife into the houſe, they ſaid, Where is Ahimáaz and Ionathán? And the woman answered them, They be gone ouer the "brooke of water. And when they had ſought them, and colde not finde them, they returned to Ieruſalém.
21.And aſſone as they were departed, the other came out of the well, and went and tolde King Dauid, and ſaid vnto him, Vp, and get you quyckly ouer the water: for "ſuche counſel hathe Ahithóphel giuen against you.
22.Then Dauid aroſe, and all the people that were with him, and they went ouer Iordén: vntil the dawning of the day, ſo that there lacked not one of them, that was not come ouer Iordén.
23.¶ Now when Ahithóphel ſawe that his counſel was not followed, he ſadled his aſſe, and aroſe, and he went home vnto his citie, and put his houſholde in ordre, and "hanged him ſelfe, and dyed, and was buryed in his fathers graue.
24.¶ Then Dauid came to Mahanaím. And Abſalóm paſſed ouer Iordén, he, and all the men of Iſraél with him.
25.And Abſalóm made Amaſá captaine of the hoſte in the ſtead of Ioáb: which Amaſá was a mans ſonne named Ithrá an Iſraelite, that wét in to Abigál the daughter of "Naháſh, ſiſter to Zeruiah Ioabs mother.
26.So Iſraél and Abſalóm pitched in the land of Gileád.
27.¶ And when Dauid was come to Mahanaím, Shobí the ſonne of Naháſh out of Rabbáh the children of Ammón, and Machír the ſonne of Ammiél out of Lodebár, and Barzelái the Gileádite out of Rogél 28 "Brought beds, and baſons, and earthen veſſels, and wheat, and barly, and floure, and parched corne, & beanes, and lentils, and parched corne,
29.And...
29.And they broght hony, and butter, and shepe, and chese of kine for Dauid and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, & weary, and thirsty in the wildernes.

Notes

2:*.
[Marginal Notes]
2:a.
Which was the hil of oliues, Chap. 15. 30.
2:b.
Or, cakes.
2:b.
Commonly there are no viler traitours then they, which vnder pretence of friendship accuse others.
2:d.
Ebr. I worship.
2:e.
Which was a citie in the tribe of Beniamin.
2:d.
That is, rounde about him.
2:*.
Ebr. man of blood.
2:*.
" Ebr. man of Belial.
2:e.
Reproching him as thogh by his meanes Ish-bosheth & Abnér were slaine.
2:*.
1. Sam. 24, 15. & chap. 9, 8.
2:f.
Dauid felt this was the iudgement of God for his sinne, & therefore humbleth him selfe to his rod.
2:*.
Or, my teares.
2:g.
Meaning, the Lord wil send cofort to his when they are oppressed.
2:h.
To wit, at Bahurím.
2:*.
Ebr. Let the King liue.
2:i.
Meaning, Dauid.
2:*.
" Ebr. the second time.
2:k.
Suspecting the change of the kingdome, and for his owne ouerthrowe, he giueth suche counsel as might moste hindre his fathers reconciliation and also declare to the people that Absalóm was in hie autoritie.
2:l.
It was so esteemed for the successe thereof.
2:a.
The wicked are so gredy to execute their malice, that they leaue none occasion, that may further the same.
3:b.
Meaning Dauid.
4:*.
"Ebr. was right in the eyes of Abſalóm.
5:*.
"Ebr. what is in his mouth.
6:*.
"Or, giuen ſuche counſel.
8:*.
"Or, tary all night.
8:c.
Huſhai ſheweth him ſelfe faithful to Dauid, in that he reproueth this wicked counſel and purpoſe.
9:*.
"Ebr. beare a breache, or running, or a fall, or, melt.
12:*.
"Meaning, we wil deſtroy him.
14:*.
"Ebr. commanded.
14:d.
That counſel which ſeemed good at the firſt to Abſalóm, verſ. 4.
14:e.
For by the counſel of Huſhai he went to the battel where he was deſtroyed.
16:f.
That is, ouer Iordén.
17:*.
"Or, the well of Rogél.
17:g.
Meaning, the meſſage from their fathers.
19:h.
Thus God ſendeth ſuccour to his in these greate dangers.
20:i.
The Chalde text readeth, now they haue paſſed the Iordén.
21:k.
To wit, to purſue thee wͭ all haſte.
22:l.
They traueiled all night, & by morning had all their companie paſſed ouer.
23:m.
Gods iuſte vengeance eué in this life is powred on them, which are enemies, traitours, or perſecuters of his Church.
25:n.
Who was alſo called Iſhai Dauids father.
27:o.
God ſtirreth hi ſelfe moſte liberally to his, when they ſeme to be vtterly deſtitute.