2 Samuel 16:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

As if

Oracle of god

Psalm 19:7

All the counsel

Both

2 Samuel 15:12

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Bible References

As if

And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall inquire for him by the judgment of the Urim before LORD. At his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the sons of Israel with him, even

And David inquired of LORD, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue, for thou shall surely overtake [them], and shall without fail recover [all].

Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

If any man speaks, as oracles of God. If any man serves, as of ability as God supplies. So that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the dominion into the ages of the ages. Truly.

Oracle of god

The law of LORD is perfect, restoring the soul. The testimony of LORD is sure, making a simple man wise.

All the counsel

And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that LORD might bring evil upon A

He frustrates the devices of the crafty so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.

And to man he said, Behold, the fear of LORD, that is wisdom, and to depart from evil is understanding.

The wise men are put to shame. They are dismayed and taken. Lo, they have rejected the word of LORD, and what manner of wisdom is in them?

Jesus having responded at that time, said, I extol thee, O Father, Lord of the heaven and the earth, because thou hid these things from the wise and intelligent, and revealed them to the childlike.

And his lord commended the unrighteous manager because he did shrewdly. Because the sons of this age are shrewder in their own generation than the sons of the light.

Professing to be wise, they became foolish,

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, He who catches the wise in their craftiness,

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show from his good behavior his works in mildness of wisdom.

Both

And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong, for the people increased continually with Absalom.

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor, [so] a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.