2 Samuel 17:4

4 Das deuchte Absalom gut und alle Ältesten in Israel.

2 Samuel 17:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 17:4

And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all elders of Israel.
] That were of the privy council; for it was a well contrived scheme to surprise David his men by night, in the condition they were in; nothing like seizing an opportunity, and making quick dispatch in executing a villainous design; only it is strange that Absalom could so easily come into a scheme to take away the life of so indulgent a father, which is only to be accounted for by his ambition; but it is stranger still that the elders of Israel should be pleased with it, and agree to and determine upon the death of a prince, who had so many years ruled them with justice and equity, clemency and mercy; and fought their battles for them, and raised their nation to such a pitch of glory it never had before.

2 Samuel 17:4 In-Context

2 und will ihn überfallen, weil er matt und laß ist. Wenn ich ihn dann erschrecke, daß alles Volk, das bei ihm ist, flieht, will ich den König allein schlagen

3 und alles Volk wieder zu dir bringen. Wenn dann jedermann zu dir gebracht ist, wie du begehrst, so bleibt alles Volk mit Frieden.

4 Das deuchte Absalom gut und alle Ältesten in Israel.

5 Aber Absalom sprach: Laßt doch Husai, den Arachiten, auch rufen und hören, was er dazu sagt.

6 Und da Husai hinein zu Absalom kam, sprach Absalom zu ihm: Solches hat Ahithophel geredet; sage du, sollen wir's tun oder nicht?