2 Samuel 17:7

7 Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given is not good this time.

2 Samuel 17:7 in Other Translations

7 And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

7 Then Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good."

7 “Well,” Hushai replied to Absalom, “this time Ahithophel has made a mistake.

7 Hushai said, "The counsel that Ahithophel has given in this instance is not good.

7 Hushai replied to Absalom, "The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good."

2 Samuel 17:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 17:7

And Hushai said to Absalom
Having leave to give his opinion freely:

the counsel that Ahithophel hath given [is] not good at this time;
he owns that Ahithophel was a good counsellor, and that the counsel he gave was for the most part, if not always, good, but what he gave at this time was not so; the wisest of men may sometimes be mistaken. Abarbinel thinks he respects his former counsel, particularly that that was good, advising him to defile his father's bed, ( 2 Samuel 16:21 ) ; but this was not, for which he gives the following reasons.

2 Samuel 17:7 In-Context

5 But Absalom said, “Summon also Hushai the Arkite, so we can hear what he has to say as well.”

6 When Hushai came to him, Absalom said, “Ahithophel has given this advice. Should we do what he says? If not, give us your opinion.”

7 Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given is not good this time.

8 You know your father and his men; they are fighters, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Besides, your father is an experienced fighter; he will not spend the night with the troops.

9 Even now, he is hidden in a cave or some other place. If he should attack your troops first, whoever hears about it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’