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2 Samuel 17:4

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

KJV

Placuitque sermo ejus Absalom, et cunctis majoribus natu Israël.

Vulgate

καὶ εὐθὴς ὁ λόγος ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Ἀβεσσαλὼμ καὶ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς πάντων τῶν πρεσβυτέρων Ἰσραήλ.

LXX

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

ASV

וַ/יִּישַׁ֥ר הַ/דָּבָ֖ר בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם וּ/בְ/עֵינֵ֖י כָּל זִקְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Absalom

In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
'bshlvm
proper_noun · 111×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יָשַׁ֥ר
yshr
verb · 28×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Esth 2:4 — And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
  • Isa 8:10 — Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.