1 Chronicles 27:33

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Ahithophel was the king's expert in discussion and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.

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  • 2 Sam 15:37 : 37 So Hushai, David's friend, went into the town, and Absalom came to Jerusalem.
  • 2 Sam 15:12 : 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 15:32 : 32 Now when David had come to the top of the slope, where they gave worship to God, Hushai the Archite came to him in great grief with dust on his head:
  • 2 Sam 16:16-17 : 16 Then Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom and said, Long life to the king, long life to the king! 17 And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?
  • 2 Sam 16:23 : 23 In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his suggestion was not acted on, he got his ass ready, and went back to his house, to the town where he came from, and having put his house in order, he put himself to death by hanging; so he came to his end and was put in the resting-place of his father.
  • Ps 55:13 : 13 But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.
  • Zech 13:7 : 7 Awake! O sword, against the keeper of my flock, and against him who is with me, says the Lord of armies: put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep will go in flight: and my hand will be turned against the little ones.

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  • 2 Sam 17:13-16
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    13 And if he has gone into some town, then let all Israel take strong cords to that town, and we will have it pulled into the valley, till not one small stone is to be seen there.

    14 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.

    15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, This is the suggestion made by Ahithophel to Absalom and the responsible men of Israel, and this is what I said to them.

    16 So now send the news quickly to David, and say, Do not take your night's rest by the way across the river to the waste land, but be certain to go over; or the king and all the people with him will come to destruction.

  • 1 Chr 27:32
    81%

    32 Now Jonathan, David's father's brother, expert in discussion, and a man of good sense, was a scribe; and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni, had the care of the king's sons;

  • 1 Chr 27:34
    78%

    34 After Ahithophel was Jehoiada, the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar; and the captain of the king's army was Joab.

  • 2 Sam 15:31-37
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    31 And word came to David, saying, Ahithophel is among those who are joined to Absalom. And David said, O Lord, let the wisdom of Ahithophel be made foolish.

    32 Now when David had come to the top of the slope, where they gave worship to God, Hushai the Archite came to him in great grief with dust on his head:

    33 David said to him, If you go on with me, you will be a trouble to me:

    34 But if you go back to the town and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as in the past I have been your father's servant, so now I will be yours: then you will be able to keep Ahithophel's designs against me from being put into effect.

    35 And have you not there Zadok and Abiathar the priests? so whatever comes to your ears from the king's house, give word of it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

    36 See, they have with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar; by them you may send word to me of everything which comes to your ears.

    37 So Hushai, David's friend, went into the town, and Absalom came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 17:5-9
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    76%

    5 Then Absalom said, Now send for Hushai the Archite, and let us give ear to what he has to say.

    6 And when Hushai came, Absalom said to him, This is what Ahithophel has said: are we to do as he says? if not, what is your suggestion?

    7 And Hushai said to Absalom, Ahithophel's idea is not a good one at this time.

    8 Hushai said further, You have knowledge of your father and his men, that they are men of war, and that their feelings are bitter, like those of a bear in the field whose young ones have been taken from her: and your father is a man of war, and will not take his night's rest with the people;

    9 But he will certainly have taken cover now in some hole or secret place; and if some of our people, at the first attack, are overcome, then any hearing of it will say, There is destruction among the people who are on Absalom's side.

  • 2 Sam 16:23
    76%

    23 In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 16:15-21
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    15 And Absalom and the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

    16 Then Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom and said, Long life to the king, long life to the king!

    17 And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

    18 And Hushai said to Absalom, Not so; I am for that man whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have taken as king, and I will take my place with him.

    19 And more than this! where is my place as a servant? is it not before his son? as I have been your father's servant, so will I be yours.

    20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do?

    21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's women who are here looking after his house; then all Israel will have the news that you are hated by your father, and the hands of your supporters will be strong.

  • 2 Sam 15:12-13
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    12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

    13 And one came to David and said, The hearts of the men of Israel have gone after Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 23:33-35
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    72%

    33 Jonathan, the son of Shammah the Hararite, Ahiam, the son of Sharar the Hararite,

    34 Eliphelet, the son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam, the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

    35 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Archite,

  • 2 Sam 17:23-24
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    23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his suggestion was not acted on, he got his ass ready, and went back to his house, to the town where he came from, and having put his house in order, he put himself to death by hanging; so he came to his end and was put in the resting-place of his father.

    24 And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom, with all the men of Israel, went over Jordan.

  • 2 Sam 17:1-2
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    71%

    1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me take out twelve thousand men and this very night I will go after David:

    2 And I will come up with him when he is tired and feeble, and make him full of fear: and all the people with him will go in flight; and I will make an attack on the king only:

  • 2 Sam 17:21
    70%

    21 Then after the servants had gone away, they came up out of the water-hole and went to give King David the news; and they said, Get up and go quickly over the water, for such and such are Ahithophel's designs against you.

  • 2 Sam 23:27
    68%

    27 Abiezer the Anathothite, Sibbecai the Hushathite,

  • 1 Chr 11:41
    68%

    41 Uriah the Hittite, Zabad, the son of Ahlai,

  • 1 Kgs 1:7
    67%

    7 And he had talk with Joab, the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they were on his side and gave him their support.

  • 1 Sam 22:14
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    14 Then Ahimelech answering said to the king, Who among all your servants is so true to you as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is a captain of your armed men, and has a place of honour in your house?

  • 1 Sam 30:7
    67%

    7 And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, Come here to me with the ephod. And Abiathar took the ephod to David.

  • 1 Chr 11:29
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    29 Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,

  • 1 Chr 18:16-17
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    16 And Zadok, the son of Ahitub; and Ahimelech, the son of Abiathar, were priests; and Shavsha was the scribe;

    17 And Benaiah, the son of Jehoiada, was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief of those whose places were at the king's side.

  • 1 Kgs 4:5
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    5 Azariah, the son of Nathan, was over those in authority in the different divisions of the country; Zabud, the son of Nathan, was priest and the king's friend;

  • 2 Sam 8:17
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    17 And Zadok and Abiathar, the son of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, were priests; and Seraiah was the scribe;

  • 1 Chr 11:32
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    32 Hurai of Nahale-gaash, Abiel the Arbathite,

  • 1 Sam 22:20
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    20 And Abiathar, one of the sons of Ahimelech, the son of Ahitub, got away and went in flight after David;

  • 2 Sam 18:32
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    32 And the king said to the Cushite, Is the young man Absalom safe? And the Cushite said in answer, May all the king's haters and those who do evil against the king, be as that young man is!

  • 2 Sam 15:27
    66%

    27 The king said further to Zadok the priest, See, you and Abiathar are to go back to the town in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz, your son, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar.