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For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafeda 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.
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Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrownb at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
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And 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.
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Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.
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So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.
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Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.
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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 appointedc to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
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Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
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Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
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Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.
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Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
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And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
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And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
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And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
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Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.
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And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed,d he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
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Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.
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And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
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So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.
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And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
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Brought beds, and basons,e and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,
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And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
Otras traducciones de 2 Samuel 17:8
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
2 Samuel 17:8
Dijo además Husai: Tú conoces a tu padre y a sus hombres, que son hombres valientes y que están enfurecidos como una osa privada de sus cachorros en el campo. Tu padre es un experto en la guerra, y no pasará la noche con el pueblo.
English Standard Version ESV
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Hushai said, "You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged,like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people.
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
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Y añadió Husai: Tú sabes que tu padre y los suyos son hombres valientes, y que están ahora con amargura de ánimo, como la osa en el campo cuando le han quitado los hijos. Además, tu padre es hombre de guerra, y no pasará la noche con el pueblo
New King James Version NKJV
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For," said Hushai, "you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are enraged in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field; and your father is a man of war, and will not camp with the people.
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
2 Samuel 17:8
Tú conoces a tu padre y a sus hombres; son guerreros poderosos. En este momento están tan enfurecidos como una osa a la que le han robado sus cachorros. Y recuerda que tu padre es un hombre de guerra con experiencia. Él no pasará la noche con las tropas.
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
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Usted conoce bien a su padre David y a sus soldados: son valientes, y deben estar furiosos como una osa salvaje a la que le han robado su cría. Además, su padre tiene mucha experiencia como hombre de guerra y no ha de pasar la noche con las tropas.
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
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Y añadió Husai: Tú sabes que tu padre y los suyos son hombres valientes, y que están con amargura de ánimo, como la osa en el campo cuando le han quitado los hijos. Además, tu padre es hombre de guerra, y no tendrá la noche con el pueblo.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
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Y añadió Husai: Tú sabes que tu padre y los suyos son hombres valientes, y que están ahora con amargura de ánimo, como la osa en el campo cuando le han quitado los hijos. Además, tu padre es hombre de guerra, y no tendrá la noche con el pueblo.
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