Verse 14

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, 'The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.' For the LORD had ordained to thwart the good advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring disaster upon Absalom.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Absalom og alle Israels menn sa: 'Hushai arkittenes råd er bedre enn Ahitofels råd.' For Herren hadde besluttet å gjøre Ahitofels gode råd til intet, for å føre ulykke over Absalom.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Absalom og alle Israels menn sa: «Rådet fra Husai, arkitten, er bedre enn rådet fra Ahitofel.» For Herren hadde besluttet å gjøre det gode rådet fra Ahitofel til intet, for å bringe undergang over Absalom.

• Norsk King James

  Og Absalom og alle mennene i Israel sa: Rådet fra Hushai, arkiten, er bedre enn rådet fra Ahitofel. For Herren hadde bestemt å motvirke det gode rådet fra Ahitofel, slik at Herren kunne bringe ulykke over Absalom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Absalom og alle Israels menn sa: Husais råd er bedre enn Achitofels. For Herren hadde bestemt å gjøre Achitofels kloke råd til intet, for å føre ulykke over Absalom.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Absalom og alle Israels menn sa: Rådet fra Husjai Arkitten er bedre enn rådet Akitofel ga. For Herren hadde bestemt å gjøre Akitofels gode råd til intet for å bringe ulykke over Absalom.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Absalom og hele Israels menn sa: Hushais råd er bedre enn Ahitofels råd. For Herren hadde bestemt å gjøre Ahitofels gode råd til intet, for å føre ulykke over Absalom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Absalom og alle Israels menn sa: «Hushai fra Arkit har et bedre råd enn Ahitofels. For Herren har bestemt seg for å motarbeide det gode rådet til Ahitofel, for at han skal bringe ulykke over Absalom.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Absalom og hele Israels menn sa: Hushais råd er bedre enn Ahitofels råd. For Herren hadde bestemt å gjøre Ahitofels gode råd til intet, for å føre ulykke over Absalom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da sa Absalom og alle Israels menn: 'Hushais råd er bedre enn Ahitofels.' For Herren hadde bestemt å gjøre Ahitofels gode råd til intet, for å føre ulykke over Absalom.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Absalom og alle Israels menn sa: 'Husais råd arkitten er bedre enn Ahitofels råd.' For Herren hadde bestemt å gjøre det gode rådet til Ahitofel til intet, slik at Herren kunne bringe katastrofen over Absalom.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Da sagde Absalom og hver Mand i Israel: Husai, den Architers, Raad er bedre end Achitophels Raad; men Herren bød det (saa), at han skulde tilintetgjøre Achitophels det gode Raad, fordi at Herren vilde føre Ulykke over Absalom.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Absalom og alle mennene i Israel sa: Rådet fra Akjitten Husai er bedre enn Ahitofels råd. For Herren hadde bestemt å gjøre Ahitofels gode råd til intet, for å bringe ulykke over Absalom.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Absalom og alle Israels menn sa: Rådet til Hushai arkittens mann er bedre enn rådet til Ahitofel. For Herren hadde bestemt å gjøre godt råd fra Ahitofel ugjort, for å bringe ulykke over Absalom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da sa Absalom og alle Israels menn: 'Husajs forslag er bedre enn Ahitofels.' For Herren hadde bestemt å gjøre Ahitofels gode råd ugyldig for å bringe ulykke over Absalom.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Absalom og hele Israels menn sa: Husais råd fra Ark er bedre enn Ahitofels råd. For Herren hadde bestemt å føre Ahitofels gode råd til fall, for at Herren kunne bringe ulykke over Absalom.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da sa Absalom og alle Israels menn: Hushais råd er bedre enn Ahitofels. For det var Herrens hensikt å gjøre Ahitofels kloke planer til intet, slik at Herren kunne føre ulykke over Absalom.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde Absalom and euery man in Israel: The councell of Chusai the Arachite is better then Achitophels councell. But the LORDE broughte it so to passe, that ye good councell of Achitophel was hyndred, that the LORDE mighte brynge euell vpon Absalom.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Absalom and all the men of Israel sayde, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better, then the counsell of Ahithophel: for the Lorde had determined to destroy the good counsell of Ahithophel, that the Lorde might bring euill vpon Absalom.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Absalom and all the men of Israel sayde: The counsel of Husai the Arachite, is better then the counsell of Ahithophel. For it was euen the Lordes determination to destroy the good counsell of Ahithophel, that the Lorde might bring euyll vpon Absalom.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite [is] better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Absalom saith -- and all the men of Israel -- `Better `is' the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;' and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah's bringing unto Absalom the evil.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Jehovah had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, Hushai's suggestion is better than that of Ahithophel. For it was the purpose of the Lord to make the wise designs of Ahithophel without effect, so that the Lord might send evil on Absalom.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel." For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said,“The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the LORD had decided to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD could bring disaster on Absalom.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 15:34 : 34 'But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, “Your servant will serve you, O king; I was your father’s servant in the past, but now I will be your servant,” then you can thwart Ahithophel’s advice for me.'
• 2 Sam 15:31 : 31 Then someone told David, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' So David prayed, 'O LORD, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.'
• 2 Sam 16:23 : 23 Now the advice Ahithophel gave in those days was like someone inquiring of God. Such was all of Ahithophel’s advice to both David and Absalom.
• 2 Chr 25:16 : 16 While the prophet was still speaking, Amaziah said to him, 'Have we made you the king's counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?' The prophet stopped but said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.'
• 2 Chr 25:20 : 20 But Amaziah would not listen, for this was from God, so that he might deliver them into the hands of their enemies, because they sought the gods of Edom.
• Job 5:12-14 : 12 He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands achieve no success. 13 He traps the wise in their own craftiness, and the schemes of the twisted are quickly foiled. 14 They encounter darkness by day and grope in the noonday as if it were night.
• Ps 9:16 : 16 The nations have sunk into the pit they made; their feet are caught in the net they hid.
• Ps 33:9-9 : 9 For He spoke, and it came to be; He commanded, and it stood firm. 10 The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples.
• Prov 19:21 : 21 Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the LORD's purpose that will prevail.
• Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel that can stand against the LORD.
• Isa 8:10 : 10 Devise your plans, but they will be thwarted; issue your orders, but they will not stand, for God is with us.
• Lam 3:37 : 37 Who can speak and have it come to pass, unless the Lord has decreed it?
• Amos 9:3 : 3 'If they hide themselves on the top of Mount Carmel, from there I will search them out and seize them. If they conceal themselves from My sight on the floor of the sea, there I will command the serpent, and it will bite them.'
• Luke 16:8 : 8 The master praised the dishonest manager for acting shrewdly, because the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.
• 1 Cor 1:19-20 : 19 For it is written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent I will frustrate.' 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?
• 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'
• Gen 32:28 : 28 The man asked him, 'What is your name?' 'Jacob,' he answered.
• Exod 9:16 : 16 But I have raised you up for this purpose: that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.
• Deut 2:30 : 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass through his land, for the LORD your God had hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, so that He might deliver him into your hands, as has now happened.