Cross Reference 2 SAMUEL 17:14 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 Samuel 17:14} And Absalom 53 and all x3605 the men 376 of Israel 3478 said, 559 z8799 The counsel 6098 of Hushai 2365 the Archite 757 [is] better 2896 than the counsel 6098 x4480 of Ahithophel. 302 For the LORD 3068 had appointed 6680 z8765 to defeat 6565 z8687 x853 the good 2896 counsel 6098 of Ahithophel, 302 to the intent 5668 that the LORD 3068 might bring 935 z8687 evil 7451 upon x413 Absalom. 53

the LORD[YHWH]:
"And [one] toldª ° David,ª saying,ª ° Ahithophelª [is] among the conspiratorsª ° with¹ Absalom.ª And Davidª said,ª ° O LORD,ª I pray thee,¹ turn¹ the counselª of Ahithophelª into foolishness.ª °" {2Sm 15:31} + "And he said,ª ° Thy nameª shall be calledª ° no¹ more¹ Jacob,ª but¹ ¹ Israel:ª for¹ as a prince hast thou powerª ° with¹ Godª and with¹ men,² ¹ and hast prevailed.ª °" {Gen 32:28} + "And in very² deed² ¹ for¹ this¹ [cause] have I raised thee up,ª ° for¹ to shewª ° [in] thee¹ my power;ª and that¹ my nameª may be declaredª ° throughout all¹ the earth.ª" {Exd 9:16} + "But Sihonª kingª of Heshbonª wouldª ° not¹ let us passª ° by him: for¹ the LORDª thy Godª hardenedª °¹ his spirit,ª and made his heart² obstinate,ª °¹ ¹ that¹ he might deliverª ° him into thy hand,ª as [appeareth] this¹ day.ª" {Deu 2:30} + "And it came to pass,¹ as he talkedª ° with¹ him, that [the king] saidª ° unto him, Art thou madeª ° of the king'sª counsel?ª ° forbear;ª ° why¹ shouldest thou be smitten?ª ° Then the prophetª forbare,ª ° and said,ª ° I knowª ° that¹ Godª hath determinedª ° to destroyª ° thee, because¹ thou hast doneª ° this,¹ and hast not¹ hearkenedª ° unto my counsel.ª" {2Ch 25:16} + "But Amaziahª would not¹ hear;ª ° for¹ it¹ [came] of God,ª ¹ that¹ he might deliverª ° them into the handª [of their enemies], because¹ they sought² ° after¹ ¹ the godsª of Edom.ª" {2Ch 25:20}

appointed:
Heb. commanded, "For¹ he¹ spake,ª ° and it was¹ [done]; he¹ commanded,ª ° and it stood fast.ª ° ... The LORDª bringeth² ° the counselª of the heathenª to nought:ª ° he maketh² ° the devicesª of the peopleª of none effect.ª °" {Psa 33:9-10} + "Who¹ [is] he¹ [that] saith,ª ° and it cometh to pass,¹ [when] the Lordª commandethª ° [it] not?¹" {Lam 3:37} + "And though¹ they hide² ° themselves¹ in the topª of Carmel,ª I will searchª ° and take¹ them out² ° thence;¹ ¹ and though¹ they be hidª ° from¹ ¹ my sightª in the bottomª of the sea,ª thence¹ ¹ will I commandª °¹ the serpent,ª and he shall biteª ° them:" {Ams 9:3}

to defeat:
"But if¹ thou returnª ° to the city,ª and sayª ° unto Absalom,ª I¹ will be¹ thy servant,ª O king;ª [as] I¹ [have been] thy father'sª servantª hitherto,ª ¹ so [will] I¹ now¹ also [be] thy servant:ª then mayest thou for me defeatª °¹ the counselª of Ahithophel.ª" {2Sm 15:34} + "And the counselª of Ahithophel,ª which¹ he counselledª ° in those¹ days,ª [was] as¹ if a manª had enquiredª ° at the oracleª of God:ª so¹ [was] all¹ the counselª of Ahithophelª both¹ with Davidª and¹ with Absalom.ª" {2Sm 16:23} + "He disappointethª ° the devicesª of the crafty,ª so that their handsª cannot¹ performª ° [their] enterprise.ª ... They meetª ° with darknessª in the daytime,ª and gropeª ° in the noondayª as in the night.ª" {Job 5:12-14} + "[There are] manyª devicesª in a man'sª heart;ª nevertheless the counselª of the LORD,ª that¹ shall stand.ª °" {Prv 19:21} + "[There is] no¹ wisdomª nor¹ understandingª nor¹ counselª against¹ the LORD.ª" {Prv 21:30} + "Take² ° counsel² together,ª °¹ and it shall come to nought;ª ° speakª ° the word,ª and it shall not¹ stand:ª ° for¹ Godª [is] with us.¹" {Isa 8:10} + "Forª it is written,ª ° I will destroyª ° the¹ wisdomª of the¹ wise,ª andª will bring to nothingª ° the¹ understandingª of the¹ prudent.ª ... Whereª [is] the wise?ª whereª [is] the scribe?ª whereª [is] the disputerª of thisª world?ª hath² ° notª Godª made foolishª ° the¹ wisdomª of thisª world?ª" {1Co 1:19-20} + "Forª the¹ wisdomª of thisª worldª isª ° foolishnessª withª God.ª Forª it is written,ª ° He takethª ° the¹ wiseª inª their own² ¹ craftiness.ª" {1Co 3:19}

good counsel:
"Andª the¹ lordª commendedª ° the¹ unjustª steward,ª becauseª he had doneª ° wisely:ª forª the¹ childrenª of thisª worldª areª ° inª theirª generationª wiserª thanª the¹ childrenª of light.ª" {Lke 16:8}

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