2 Samuel 17:14

Ahithophel's Advice

¹³ And if unto a city he is gathered, then they have caused all Israel to bear unto that city ropes, and we have drawn it unto the brook till that there hath not been found there even a stone.' ¹⁴ And Absalom saith -- and all the men of Israel -- 'Better is the counsel of Hushai the Archite than the counsel of Ahithophel;' and Jehovah willed to make void the good counsel of Ahithophel for the sake of Jehovah's bringing unto Absalom the evil. ¹⁵ And Hushai saith unto Zadok and unto Abiathar the priests, 'Thus and thus hath Ahithophel counselled Absalom and the elders of Israel, and thus and thus I have counselled;

Men of Israel

People of Israel

Wise Counsel

Absalom

Ahithophel

Hushai

Israel

Jehovah

2 Samuel 15:34

and if to the city thou dost turn back, and hast said to Absalom, Thy servant I am, O king; servant of thy father I am also hitherto, and now, I am also thy servant; then thou hast made void for me the counsel of Ahithophel;

2 Samuel 15:31

and David declared, saying, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom;' and David saith, 'Make foolish, I pray Thee, the counsel of Ahithophel, O Jehovah.'

2 Samuel 16:23

And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counselled in those days is as when one inquireth at the word of God; so is all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and to Absalom.

Genesis 32:28

And he saith, 'Thy name is no more called Jacob, but Israel; for thou hast been a prince with God and with men, and dost prevail.'

Exodus 9:16

'And yet for this I have caused thee to stand, so as to show thee My power, and for the sake of declaring My Name in all the earth;

Deuteronomy 2:30

'And Sihon king of Heshbon hath not been willing to let us pass over by him, for Jehovah thy God hath hardened his spirit, and strengthened his heart, so as to give him into thy hand as at this day.

2 Chronicles 25:16

And it cometh to pass, in his speaking unto him, that he saith to him, 'For a counsellor to the king have we appointed thee? cease for thee; why do they smite thee?' And the prophet ceaseth, and saith, 'I have known that God hath counselled to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.'

2 Chronicles 25:20

And Amaziah hath not hearkened, for from God it is in order to give them into hand, because they have sought the gods of Edom;

Job 5:12-14

Making void thoughts of the subtile, And their hands do not execute wisdom.

Psalm 9:16

Jehovah hath been known, Judgment He hath done, By a work of his hands Hath the wicked been snared. Meditation. Selah.

Psalm 33:9-10

For He hath said, and it is, He hath commanded, and it standeth.

Proverbs 19:21

Many are the purposes in a man's heart, And the counsel of Jehovah it standeth.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom, nor understanding, Nor counsel, over-against Jehovah.

Isaiah 8:10

Take counsel, and it is broken, Speak a word, and it doth not stand, Because of Emmanu-El!'

Lamentations 3:37

Who is this -- he hath said, and it is, And the Lord hath not commanded it?

Amos 9:3

And if they be hid in the top of Carmel, From thence I search out, and have taken them, And if they be hid from Mine eyes in the bottom of the sea, From thence I command the serpent, And it hath bitten them.

Luke 16:8

'And the lord commended the unrighteous steward that he did prudently, because the sons of this age are more prudent than the sons of the light, in respect to their generation.

1 Corinthians 1:19-20

for it hath been written, 'I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nought;'

1 Corinthians 3:19

for the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, for it hath been written, 'Who is taking the wise in their craftiness;'