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2 Samuel 17:8 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 17 · verse 8 · King James Version
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.2 Samuel 17:8 · King James Version
2 Samuel 17:8 in context
6And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.
7And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
9Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
10And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.
Key words (Strong's)
- knowestyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- HushaiChûwshayChushai, an IsraeliteH2365 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- chafedmarbitterH4751 →
- robbedshakkûwlbereavedH7909 →
- mindsnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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