Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men. They are warriors and are desperate like a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier who won’t spend the night with the people.
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are
King James Version
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
International Standard Version
"You know how strong your father and his men are. They're as mad as a bear robbed of her cubs! Furthermore, your father is a skilled warrior. He won't stay with his army at night.
A Conservative Version
Hushai said moreover, Thou know thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field. And thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
American Standard Version
Hushai said moreover, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Amplified
And Hushai said, “You know your father and his men, that they are brave men, and they are
Bible in Basic English
Hushai said further, You have knowledge of your father and his men, that they are men of war, and that their feelings are bitter, like those of a bear in the field whose young ones have been taken from her: and your father is a man of war, and will not take his night's rest with the people;
Darby Translation
And Hushai said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are of exasperated spirit, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Julia Smith Translation
And Hushai will say, Thou knewest thy father and his men that they are mighty, and they bitter of soul as a bear bereaved of offspring in the field: and thy father a man of war, and he will not lodge with the people.
King James 2000
For, said Hushai, you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Hushai continued, "You know your father and his men, that they [are] mighty warriors and they {are enraged} as a bear robbed of [her] offspring in the field. Your father [is] a man of war, so he will not spend the night with the troops.
Modern King James verseion
For, Hushai said, you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are bitter of soul, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is a man of war, and will not stay the night with the people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For," said Hushai, "thou knowest thy father and the men that are with him, how that they be strong men. And they be chafed in their minds, even as a bear robbed of her whelps. And thy father is a man practiced in war, and will not lie a nights among the common people.
NET Bible
Hushai went on to say, "You know your father and his men -- they are soldiers and are as dangerous as a bear out in the wild that has been robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier; he will not stay overnight with the army.
New Heart English Bible
Hushai said moreover, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
The Emphasized Bible
And Hushai said - Thou, knowest thy father and his men - that, men of might, they are, and, embittered in soul, they are, like a bear bereaved of her young, in the field, - thy father also, is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Webster
For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
World English Bible
Hushai said moreover, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are fierce in their minds, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Hushai saith, 'Thou hast known thy father and his men, that they are heroes, and they are bitter in soul as a bereaved bear in a field, and thy father is a man of war, and doth not lodge with the people;
Themes
Armies » March in ranks » Delay
Bears » Particularly fierce when deprived of its young
Diplomacy » Instances of » David, in sending hushai absalom's court
Falsehood » Instances of » Hushai » In his deceitful counsel to absalom
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 17:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ahithophel's Advice
7
Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”
8 Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men. They are warriors and are desperate like a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Your father is an experienced soldier who won’t spend the night with the people.
9
He’s probably already hiding in one of the caves
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Hosea 13:8
like a bear robbed of her cubs
and tear open the rib cage over their hearts.
I will devour them there like a lioness,
like a wild beast that would rip them open.
1 Samuel 16:18
One of the young men answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is also a valiant man,
Proverbs 17:12
than a fool in his foolishness.
Judges 18:25
The Danites said to him, “Don’t raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.”
1 Samuel 17:34-36
David answered Saul: “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,
1 Samuel 17:50
David defeated the Philistine with a sling and a stone. Even though David had no sword, he struck down the Philistine and killed him.
1 Samuel 23:23
Look and find out all the places where he hides. Then come back to me with accurate information, and I’ll go with you. If it turns out he really is in the region, I’ll search for him among all the clans
2 Samuel 15:18
while all his servants marched past him. Then all the Cherethites, the Pelethites, and the Gittites—600 men who came with him from Gath
2 Samuel 21:18-22
After this,
2 Samuel 23:8-9
These are the names of David’s warriors:
Josheb-basshebeth the Tahchemonite was chief of the officers.
2 Samuel 23:16
So three of the warriors broke through the Philistine camp and drew water from the well at the gate of Bethlehem. They brought it back to David, but he refused to drink it. Instead, he poured it out to the Lord.
2 Samuel 23:18
Abishai, Joab’s brother and son of Zeruiah,
2 Samuel 23:20-22
Benaiah son of Jehoiada
2 Kings 2:24
He turned around, looked at them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord.
1 Chronicles 11:25-47
He was the most honored of the Thirty, but he did not become one of the Three. David put him in charge of his bodyguard.
Proverbs 28:15
is like a roaring lion or a charging bear.
Daniel 7:5
“Suddenly, another beast appeared, a second one, that looked like a bear.
Hebrews 11:32-34
And what more can I say? Time is too short for me to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah,