Verse 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.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Mens Absalom ofret, sendte han bud etter Ahitofel, Davids rådgiver, fra byen Gilo. Sammenkomsten ble sterk, og antallet som støttet Absalom økte.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Absalom sendte etter Ahitofel, gilonitten, kongens rådgiver, fra hans by, Gilo, mens han ofret slaktoffer. Sammensvergelsen var sterk, og folket fortsatte å øke med Absalom.

• Norsk King James

  Absalom sendte etter Ahitofel, Gilonitten, som var Davids rådgiver, fra hans by, Giloh, mens han ofret. Konspirasjonen ble sterkere, for folk samlet seg stadig mer rundt Absalom.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Absalom kalte også på Ahitofel fra Gilo, Davids rådgiver, mens han ofret i byen. Sammensvergelsen ble sterk, og folket samlet seg i stort antall rundt Absalom.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Absalom sendte også bud etter Ahitofel fra Gilo, Davids rådgiver, fra byen Gilo mens han ofret slaktofferne. Og sammensvergelsen ble sterk, og folket som støttet Absalom, vokste.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Absalom sendte også bud etter Ahitofel fra Gilo, Davids rådgiver, mens han ofret i byen. Sammenkomplottet var sterkt, for folket økte stadig i antall med Absalom.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Absalom sendte så etter Ahitofel, Gillonitten, som var Davids rådgiver, fra sin by Giloh, mens han ofret. Samspillet i sammensvergelsen var sterkt, for folket vokste stadig i antall rundt Absalom.

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

  Absalom sendte også bud etter Ahitofel fra Gilo, Davids rådgiver, mens han ofret i byen. Sammenkomplottet var sterkt, for folket økte stadig i antall med Absalom.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Absalom sendte også bud etter Ahitofel fra Giloh, Davids rådgiver, mens han bar fram ofrene. Og sammensvergelsen ble sterkere, og folkets støtte til Absalom vokste.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his hometown of Giloh. And the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Mens Absalom ofret, sendte han bud etter Ahitofel, David's rådgiver, fra Gilo, hans by. Konspirasjonen ble sterk, og Absalom fikk stadig fler på sin side.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Absalom sendte Achitophel, den Giloniter, Davids Raad, af hans Stad, af Gilo, der han offrede Offeret; og Forbundet blev stærkt, og Folket gik til og blev mangfoldigt med Absalom.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Absalom sendte bud på Ahitofel fra Gilo, Davids rådgiver, fra hans by Giloh, mens han ofret. Og sammensvergelsen ble sterk, for stadig flere av folket sluttet seg til Absalom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Absalom sendte bud etter Ahitofel fra Gilos by, Davids rådgiver, mens han ofret ofrene. Sammensvergelsen var sterk, for folket samlet seg stadig til Absalom.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Absalom sendte bud etter Ahitofel fra Gilo, Davids rådgiver fra hans by, mens han bar frem offer; og sammensvergelsen ble sterk, og folket som fulgte med Absalom, økte.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Absalom sendte bud etter Ahitofel fra Gilo, Davids rådgiver, fra byen hans, Gilo, mens han ofret ofre. Sammenkomsten ble sterk, for folket som støttet Absalom, ble stadig flere.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Absalom sendte bud etter Ahitofel fra Gilo, en av Davids rådgivere, mens han ofret. Og sammensvergelsen ble sterkere, for stadig flere flokket seg om Absalom.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Absalom sent also for Achitophel (the Gilonyte) Dauids counceler, out of his cite Gilo. Now whan he did the sacrifice, the conspiracion was mightie and the people ranne together, and multyplied with Absalom.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite Dauids counseller, from his citie Giloh, while he offred sacrifices: & the treason was great: for the people encreased still with Absalom.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Absalom sent for Ahithopel the Gilonite Dauids counseller, fro his citie Gilo, while he offered sacrifices, and there was wrought strong treason: For the people went and increased with Absalom.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Absalom sendeth Ahithophel the Gilonite, a counsellor of David, out of his city, out of Gilo, in his sacrificing sacrifices; and the conspiracy is strong, and the people are going and increasing with Absalom.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  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.

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s adviser, to come from his city, Giloh. The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 15:51 : 51 Goshen, Holon, Giloh; eleven cities with their villages:
• 2 Sam 15:31 : 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.
• Ps 41:9 : 9 Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
• Ps 55:12-14 : 12 For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it. Neither was it one who hated me that exalted himself against me; then I would have hidden from him, 13 But it was you, a man my equal, my companion and my acquaintance. 14 We took sweet counsel together and walked to the house of God in company.
• 2 Sam 17:14 : 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.
• 2 Sam 17:23 : 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.
• 1 Kgs 21:9 : 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people:
• 1 Kgs 21:12 : 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.
• 1 Chr 27:33 : 33 And Ahithophel was the king's counselor; and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion;
• Ps 3:1-2 : 1 LORD, how are they increased that trouble me! Many are they that rise up against me. 2 Many there are who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
• 2 Sam 16:20-23 : 20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do. 21 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. 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.
• Num 23:1 : 1 And Balaam said to Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare seven bulls and seven rams for me here.
• Num 23:14 : 14 And he brought him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
• Num 23:30 : 30 And Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
• Prov 21:27 : 27 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; how much more when he brings it with an evil intent?
• Isa 1:10-16 : 10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah. 11 To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to me? says the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed animals; and I delight not in the blood of oxen, or of lambs, or of goats. 12 When you come to appear before me, who has required this at your hand, to trample my courts? 13 Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot endure; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hates: they are a trouble to me; I am weary to bear them. 15 And when you spread out your hands, I will hide my eyes from you: indeed, when you make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. 16 Wash yourselves, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil;
• Mic 7:5-6 : 5 Do not trust in a friend, put no confidence in a guide: keep the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your bosom. 6 For the son dishonors the father, the daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
• John 13:18 : 18 I do not speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen; but that the Scripture might be fulfilled, He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.
• Titus 1:16 : 16 They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
• Ps 43:1-2 : 1 Judge me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; O deliver me from the deceitful and unjust man. 2 For you are the God of my strength; why do you cast me off? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
• Ps 50:16-21 : 16 But to the wicked God says, What right do you have to declare My statutes, or to take My covenant in your mouth? 17 Seeing you hate instruction, and cast My words behind you. 18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, and have been partaker with adulterers. 19 You give your mouth to evil, and your tongue frames deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother; you slander your own mother's son. 21 These things you have done, and I kept silence; you thought that I was altogether like you: but I will reprove you, and set them in order before your eyes.