1And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, 'Let me choose, I pray thee, twelve thousand men, and I arise and pursue after David to-night,


In Context

1 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, 'Let me choose, I pray thee, twelve thousand men, and I arise and pursue after David to-night,

2 and come upon him, and he weary and feeble-handed, and I have caused him to tremble, and all the people have fled who are with him, and I have smitten the king by himself,

3 and 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.

2 Samuel 17:1 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:1Ahithophel said to Absalom, "I would choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:1Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:1And Achitophel said to Absalom: I will choose me twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:1Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:1And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me, I pray, choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David to-night;

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:1Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night;

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, |Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:1Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: