3And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.


In Context

1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:

3 And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.

2 Samuel 17:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:3and bring all the people back to you. The death of the man you seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be unharmed."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And I will bring back all the people, as if they were but one man: for thou seekest but one man: and all the people shall be in peace.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:3and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned:'so all the people shall be in peace.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3and I will bring back all the people to thee. The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: all the people shall be in peace.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:3and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3And I will bring back all the people to thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3and I will bring back all the people to you. The man whom you seek is as if all returned. All the people shall be in peace.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:3and I bring back all the people unto thee — as the turning back of the whole is the man whom thou art seeking — all the people are peace.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:3And I will bring back all the people to you: the man whom you seek is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.