2 Samuel 17:14

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Appointed

Psalm 33:9

Lamentations 3:37

Amos 9:3

To defeat

Good counsel

Luke 16:8

General references

Job 12:17

Job 17:4

Bible References

Appointed

For he spoke, and it was done; he commanded, and it came into being.

Mem Who shall he be that saith that something comes which the Lord has not sent?

and though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out of there; and though they hide from my sight in the bottom of the sea, from there will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

To defeat

but if thou return to the city and say unto Absalom, I will be thy slave, O king as I have been thy father's slave until now, so will I now also be thy slave; then thou may defeat the counsel of Ahithophel for me.

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

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

There are many thoughts in the heart of man; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD shall stand.

There is no wisdom nor intelligence nor counsel against the LORD.

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand, for God is with us.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness.

Good counsel

And the lord commended the unjust steward because he had done discreetly; for the sons of this age are in their generation more prudent than the sons of light.

General references

He causes the counsellors to walk away stripped of counsel and makes the judges to be fools.

For with these, thou hast hid their heart from understanding; therefore, thou shalt not exalt them.