2 Samuel 15:31

31 Quando informaram a Davi que Aitofel era um dos conspiradores que apoiavam Absalão, Davi orou: “Ó SENHOR, transforma em loucura os conselhos de Aitofel”.

2 Samuel 15:31 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 15:31

And [one] told David
That came either from Hebron or from Jerusalem:

Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom;
Absalom sent for him, and it seems he came to him, and continued with him, see ( 2 Samuel 15:12 ) ;

and David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel
into foolishness;
either suffer him to give foolish counsel, or confound the schemes projected by him, and let them not be carried into execution; for God can, and sometimes does, disappoint crafty counsellors, that they cannot perform what they devise, but they are taken in their own craftiness, and their counsel is carried headlong, ( Job 5:12 Job 5:13 ) ; this prayer was answered, ( 2 Samuel 17:14 2 Samuel 17:23 ) .

2 Samuel 15:31 In-Context

29 Então Zadoque e Abiatar levaram a arca de Deus de volta para Jerusalém e lá permaneceram.

30 Davi, porém, continuou subindo o monte das Oliveiras, caminhando e chorando, com a cabeça coberta e os pés descalços. E todos os que iam com ele também tinham a cabeça coberta e subiam chorando.

31 Quando informaram a Davi que Aitofel era um dos conspiradores que apoiavam Absalão, Davi orou: “Ó SENHOR, transforma em loucura os conselhos de Aitofel”.

32 Quando Davi chegou ao alto do monte, ao lugar onde o povo costumava adorar a Deus, veio ao seu encontro o arquita Husai, com a roupa rasgada e com terra sobre a cabeça.

33 E Davi lhe disse: “Não adianta você vir comigo.