2 Samuel 16:21

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that you are abhorred by your father: then shall the hands of all who are with you be strong.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Ahithophel answered, "Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he left to care for the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself obnoxious to your father, and the hands of everyone with you will be strengthened."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Ahithophel{H302} said{H559} unto Absalom,{H53} Go in{H935} unto thy father's{H1} concubines,{H6370} that he hath left{H3240} to keep{H8104} the house;{H1004} and all Israel{H3478} will hear{H8085} that thou art abhorred{H887} of thy father:{H1} then will the hands{H3027} of all that are with thee be strong.{H2388}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Ahithophel{H302} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Absalom{H53}, Go in{H935}{(H8798)} unto thy father's{H1} concubines{H6370}, which he hath left{H3240}{(H8689)} to keep{H8104}{(H8800)} the house{H1004}; and all Israel{H3478} shall hear{H8085}{(H8804)} that thou art abhorred{H887}{(H8738)} of thy father{H1}: then shall the hands{H3027} of all that are with thee be strong{H2388}{(H8804)}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Achitophel sayde vnto Absalom: Go lye with thy fathers concubynes, whom he hath lefte to kepe the house, so shall all Israel heare that thou hast made thy father to stynke, and the hande of all them that are with ye, shal be the bolder.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Ahithophel said vnto Absalom, Goe in to thy fathers concubines, which he hath left to keepe the house: and when all Israel shall heare, that thou art abhorred of thy father, the hands of all that are with thee, shall be strong.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Ahithophel said vnto Absalom: Get thee in vnto thy fathers cocubines whiche he hath left to kepe the house, and all Israel shal heare, that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hades of al that are with thee, be strong.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that [are] with thee be strong.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to your father's concubines, that he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you are abhorred of your father: then will the hands of all who are with you be strong.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Ahithophel saith unto Absalom, `Go in unto the concubines of thy father, whom he left to keep the house, and all Israel hath heard that thou hast been abhorred by thy father, and the hands of all who `are' with thee have been strong.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, that he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then will the hands of all that are with thee be strong.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Go in to your father's concubines, that he has left to keep the house. Then all Israel will hear that you are abhorred by your father. Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Ahithophel replied to Absalom,“Sleep with your father’s concubines whom he left to care for the palace. All Israel will hear that you have made yourself repulsive to your father. Then your followers will be motivated to support you.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 15:16 : 16 And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.
  • 2 Sam 20:3 : 3 And David returned to his house in Jerusalem, and the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to keep the house and put them in confinement. He provided for them but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows.
  • 2 Sam 2:7 : 7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.
  • Zech 8:13 : 13 And it shall come to pass, that as you were a curse among the nations, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
  • 1 Cor 5:1 : 1 It is commonly reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and such immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles, that a man has his father's wife.
  • 2 Sam 12:11 : 11 Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.
  • 1 Kgs 2:17 : 17 And he said, Please speak to King Solomon, for he will not refuse you, that he would give me Abishag the Shunammite as a wife.
  • 1 Kgs 2:22 : 22 And King Solomon answered and said to his mother, And why do you ask Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Ask for him the kingdom also; for he is my elder brother—for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah.
  • Gen 6:4 : 4 There were giants on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of God came to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. These were the mighty men of old, men of renown.
  • Gen 34:30 : 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, You have troubled me by making me despised among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites; and I, being few in number, they will gather together against me and slay me, and I shall be destroyed, I and my household.
  • Gen 35:22 : 22 And it came to pass, when Israel lived in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
  • Gen 38:16 : 16 He turned to her by the roadside and said, Let me come in to you; for he did not know she was his daughter-in-law. She said, What will you give me, that you may come in to me?
  • Gen 49:3-4 : 3 Reuben, you are my firstborn, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power. 4 Unstable as water, you shall not excel, because you went up to your father's bed; then you defiled it: he went up to my couch.
  • Lev 18:8 : 8 The nakedness of your father's wife you shall not uncover: it is your father's nakedness.
  • Lev 20:11 : 11 And the man that lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
  • 1 Sam 13:4 : 4 And all Israel heard that Saul had struck a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel was in abomination with the Philistines. And the people were called together to Saul at Gilgal.
  • 1 Sam 27:12 : 12 And Achish believed David, saying, He has made his people Israel utterly detest him; therefore he will be my servant forever.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Sam 16:22-23
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    22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.

    23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 16:19-20
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    19 And again, whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence.

    20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

  • 2 Sam 17:1-2
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    1 Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight:

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

  • 2 Sam 15:10-13
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    10 But Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, Absalom reigns in Hebron.

    11 And with Absalom went two hundred men out of Jerusalem, who were called; and they went in their simplicity, and they knew not anything.

    12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

    13 And there came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 15:31
    75%

    31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray you, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

  • 2 Sam 16:15
    75%

    15 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

  • 2 Sam 15:34-35
    2 verses
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    34 But if you return to the city, and say to Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant before, so will I now also be your servant: then you may for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

    35 And do you not have there with you Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that whatever thing you hear out of the king's house, you shall tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

  • 2 Sam 17:4-9
    6 verses
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    4 And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

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

    6 And when Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom spoke to him, saying, Ahithophel has spoken in this manner: shall we do as he says? If not, speak you.

    7 And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.

    8 For, said Hushai, you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and are angry in their minds, as a bear robbed of her cubs in the field: and your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.

    9 Behold, he is hidden now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are overthrown at the first, that whoever hears it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 17:14-15
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    74%

    14 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.

    15 Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I advised.

  • 2 Sam 19:4-6
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    4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

    5 And Joab came into the house to the king and said, You have shamed today the faces of all your servants, who this day have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines;

    6 In that you love your enemies and hate your friends. For you have declared today that you regard neither princes nor servants; for I perceive this day, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died today, then it would have pleased you well.

  • 2 Sam 17:23-24
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    23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre.

    24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

  • 2 Sam 17:20-21
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    20 And when Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

    21 And it came to pass, after they departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told King David, and said to David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus has Ahithophel counseled against you.

  • 2 Sam 15:6
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    6 And Absalom did this to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 13:26-30
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    72%

    26 Then Absalom said, If not, please let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with you?

    27 But Absalom urged him, so he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.

    28 Now Absalom had commanded his servants, saying, Watch now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Strike Amnon; then kill him, do not fear: have not I commanded you? Be courageous and be valiant.

    29 And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and every man got on his mule and fled.

    30 And it came to pass, while they were on the way, that news came to David, saying, Absalom has slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

  • 2 Sam 13:23-24
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    71%

    23 And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, near Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.

    24 And Absalom came to the king and said, Behold now, your servant has sheepshearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant.

  • 2 Sam 15:1-3
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    1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.

    2 And Absalom rose up early and stood beside the way of the gate, and it was so, that when any man who had a controversy came to the king for judgment, Absalom called to him, and said, Of what city are you? And he said, Your servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.

    3 And Absalom said to him, See, your matters are good and right; but there is no man appointed by the king to hear you.

  • 2 Sam 13:20-21
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    20 And Absalom her brother said to her, Has Amnon your brother been with you? But hold your peace now, my sister: he is your brother; do not consider this thing. So Tamar remained desolate in her brother Absalom's house.

    21 But when King David heard of all these things, he was very angry.

  • 2 Sam 15:15
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    15 And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall appoint.

  • 2 Sam 12:11
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    11 Thus says the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own house, and I will take your wives before your eyes, and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun.

  • 2 Sam 20:3
    70%

    3 And David returned to his house in Jerusalem, and the king took the ten concubines whom he had left to keep the house and put them in confinement. He provided for them but did not go in to them. So they were shut up until the day of their death, living as widows.

  • 2 Sam 14:24
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    24 And the king said, Let him return to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and did not see the king's face.

  • 2 Sam 16:17
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    17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?

  • 2 Sam 18:18
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    18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's valley: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called to this day, Absalom's monument.

  • 2 Sam 14:31
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    31 Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom at his house, and said to him, Why have your servants set my field on fire?

  • 2 Sam 14:1
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    1 Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.