Bible Strands
2 Samuel 17:7
Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Hushai speaks to Absalom immediately after the rebel king asks for a direct evaluation of Ahithophel’s military proposal.
The words — The Hebrew לֹא (lo') = not and טוֹבָה (toVah) = good directly negate הָעֵצָה (ha'eTzah) = the counsel, forming a clear textual judgment that the advisor’s plan lacks merit.
The thread — The tension between human strategy and righteous speech runs alongside the command to open one’s mouth for the voiceless in Proverbs 31:8.
Why it lands — The verse requires a reader to evaluate human advice against its actual results and to state plainly when a proposed course of action lacks foundation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 31:8 Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed.