Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your advice. What shall we do?”
King James Version
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
Holman Bible
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me your advice. What should we do?”
International Standard Version
So Absalom asked Ahithophel, "What's your advice? What should we do?"
A Conservative Version
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.
American Standard Version
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.
Amplified
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me your advice. What should we do?”
Bible in Basic English
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your opinion now, what are we to do?
Darby Translation
And Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
Julia Smith Translation
And Absalom will say to Ahithophel, Bring counsel to yourselves what we shall do.
King James 2000
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your advice. What shall we do?"
Modern King James verseion
And Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give your advice. What shall we do?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then spake Absalom to Ahithophel, "Give counsel what is best for us to do."
NET Bible
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give us your advice. What should we do?"
New Heart English Bible
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your counsel what we shall do."
The Emphasized Bible
Then said Absolom unto Ahithophel, - Give ye your counsel, what we shall do.
Webster
Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
World English Bible
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your counsel what we shall do."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Absalom saith unto Ahithophel, 'Give for you counsel what we do.'
Interlinear
`etsah
References
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 16:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ahithophel's Advice
19 And again, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? As I have served your father, so I will serve you." 20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your advice. What shall we do?” 21 Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Go in to your father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house, and all Israel will hear that you have made yourself a stench to your father, and the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened."
Cross References
Exodus 1:10
Come, let us deal shrewdly with them, lest they multiply, and, if war breaks out, they join our enemies and fight against us and escape from the land."
Psalm 2:2
The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying,
Psalm 37:12-13
The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him,
Proverbs 21:30
No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel can avail against the LORD.
Isaiah 8:10
Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing; speak a word, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
Isaiah 29:15
Ah, you who hide deep from the LORD your counsel, whose deeds are in the dark, and who say, "Who sees us? Who knows us?"
Matthew 27:1
When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death.
Acts 4:23-28
When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them.