And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
The approval recorded in 2 Samuel 17:4 was given to Ahithophel's proposal to pursue David at once and kill him. Both Absalom and all the elders of Israel were well pleased with that saying. That approved plan did not stand, for it was afterward overturned through Hushai's opposing counsel.
The approval recorded in 2 Samuel 17:4 was given to Ahithophel's proposal to pursue David at once and kill him. Both Absalom and all the elders of Israel were well pleased with that saying. That approved plan did not stand, for it was afterward overturned through Hushai's opposing counsel.