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Themes in 2 Samuel 17

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Themes in 2 Samuel 17

2 Samuel 17:1 (show verse)

And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Please let me choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.

Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Ahithophel » Suicide of
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Ahithophel
Council » Of war
Diplomacy » Instances of » David, in sending hushai absalom's court
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
Malice » Instances of » Ahithophel toward david
Spies » Used at the court of absalom
War » Counsels of

2 Samuel 17:2 (show verse)

And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and I will make him tremble. And all the people with him will flee. And I will strike the king by himself.

2 Samuel 17:3 (show verse)

And I will bring back all the people to you, when all return, except the man whom you are seeking. All the people shall be in peace.

2 Samuel 17:4 (show verse)

And the saying pleased Absalom very much, and all the elders of Israel.

Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Ahithophel » Suicide of
Citizens » Instances of wicked » Ahithophel
Council » Of war
Diplomacy » Instances of » David, in sending hushai absalom's court
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
Government » Mosaic » Joins absalom in his usurpation
Spies » Used at the court of absalom
War » Counsels of

2 Samuel 17:5 (show verse)

And Absalom said, Please call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what is in his mouth.

Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Ahithophel » Suicide of
Council » Of war
Diplomacy » Instances of » David, in sending hushai absalom's court
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
Spies » Used at the court of absalom
War » Counsels of

2 Samuel 17:6 (show verse)

And Hushai came in to Absalom. And Absalom spoke to him saying, Ahithophel has spoken in this way. Shall we do his word? If not, you speak.

2 Samuel 17:7 (show verse)

And Hushai said to Absalom, The advice which Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.

Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Ahithophel » Suicide of
Armies » March in ranks » Delay
Council » Of war
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
Spies » Used at the court of absalom
Strategy » In war
War » Counsels of

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.

Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Ahithophel » Suicide of
Animals » Names of » Bears
Armies » March in ranks » Delay
Bear » Ferocity of
Bears » Particularly fierce when deprived of its young
Beasts » Unclean » Bear
Council » Of war
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
Spies » Used at the court of absalom
Strategy » In war
War » Counsels of

2 Samuel 17:9 (show verse)

Behold, he is hidden now in some pit, or in one of the places. And it shall be, at the falling among them at the first, whoever hears will say, There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:10 (show verse)

And also he, the son of valor, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt. For all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and they who are with him are mighty men.

Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Ahithophel » Suicide of
Animals » Lions » Characteristics of
Armies » March in ranks » Delay
Council » Of war
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
Lions » Described as » Courageous
Lions » Characteristics of
Spies » Used at the court of absalom
Strategy » In war
War » Counsels of

2 Samuel 17:11 (show verse)

Therefore I advise that all Israel be generally gathered to you, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, like the sand that is by the sea for multitude. And you yourself shall go into battle.

2 Samuel 17:12 (show verse)

And we shall come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him like the dew falls upon the ground. And of all the men that are with him, not even one shall be left.

Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Ahithophel » Suicide of
Armies » March in ranks » Delay
Council » Of war
Dew » Forms imperceptibly
Diplomacy » Instances of » David, in sending hushai absalom's court
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Rain and dew » Imperceptible
Falsehood » Instances of » Hushai » In his deceitful counsel to absalom
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
Spies » Used at the court of absalom
Strategy » In war
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Imperceptible
War » Counsels of

2 Samuel 17:13 (show verse)

And if he has gotten into a city, then all Israel shall bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river until there is not one small stone found there.

2 Samuel 17:14 (show verse)

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

Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Ahithophel » Suicide of
Armies » March in ranks » Delay
Council » Of war
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
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Defeating wicked designs
Spies » Used at the court of absalom
Strategy » In war
War » Counsels of

2 Samuel 17:15 (show verse)

And Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, This and this Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this and this I have advised.

Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Helps david by sending his son from jerusalem to david with secret information concerning the counsel of ahithophel
Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Citizens » Loyal » Hushai
Council » Of war
Falsehood » Instances of » The wife of the bahurimite who saved the lives of hushai's messengers, sent to apprise david of the movements of absalom's army
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
Loyalty » Instances of » Hushai
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Defeating wicked designs
Spies » Used at the court of absalom
War » Counsels of
Zadok » The high priest during the time of david's reign » Removes the ark of the covenant from jerusalem at the time of absalom's usurpation; returns with the ark of the covenant at david's command

2 Samuel 17:16 (show verse)

And now send quickly and tell David, saying, Do not stay in the plains of the wilderness tonight, but speedily pass over, lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people with him.

2 Samuel 17:17 (show verse)

And Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel, for there they might not be seen to come into the city. And a slave-girl went and told them, and they went and told King David.

Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Helps david by sending his son from jerusalem to david with secret information concerning the counsel of ahithophel
Ahimaaz » Son of zadok, the high priest. Loyal to david
Ahithophel » Joins absalom
En-rogel » A spring near jerusalem
Falsehood » Instances of » The wife of the bahurimite who saved the lives of hushai's messengers, sent to apprise david of the movements of absalom's army
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
Jonathan » The generous friend, characteristics of » Son of abiathar
Jonathan » Son of abiathar » Acts as a spy for david
Spies » Used at the court of absalom
Zadok » The high priest during the time of david's reign » Removes the ark of the covenant from jerusalem at the time of absalom's usurpation; returns with the ark of the covenant at david's command

2 Samuel 17:18 (show verse)

But a lad saw them and told Absalom. But both of them went away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, who had a well in his court, into which they went down.

Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Helps david by sending his son from jerusalem to david with secret information concerning the counsel of ahithophel
Ahimaaz » Son of zadok, the high priest. Loyal to david
Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Bahurim » A village between the fords of the jordan river and jerusalem
Falsehood » Instances of » The wife of the bahurimite who saved the lives of hushai's messengers, sent to apprise david of the movements of absalom's army
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
Jonathan » Son of abiathar » Acts as a spy for david
Wells » Frequently made » In the courts of houses
Zadok » The high priest during the time of david's reign » Removes the ark of the covenant from jerusalem at the time of absalom's usurpation; returns with the ark of the covenant at david's command

2 Samuel 17:19 (show verse)

And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground grain on it, and the thing was not known.

Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Helps david by sending his son from jerusalem to david with secret information concerning the counsel of ahithophel
Ahimaaz » Son of zadok, the high priest. Loyal to david
Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Corn » Ground
Falsehood » Instances of » The wife of the bahurimite who saved the lives of hushai's messengers, sent to apprise david of the movements of absalom's army
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
Jonathan » Son of abiathar » Acts as a spy for david
Zadok » The high priest during the time of david's reign » Removes the ark of the covenant from jerusalem at the time of absalom's usurpation; returns with the ark of the covenant at david's command

2 Samuel 17:20 (show verse)

And when Absalom's servants came to the woman, to the house, they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone over the brook of water. And when they had searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Helps david by sending his son from jerusalem to david with secret information concerning the counsel of ahithophel
Ahimaaz » Son of zadok, the high priest. Loyal to david
Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Falsehood » Instances of » The wife of the bahurimite who saved the lives of hushai's messengers, sent to apprise david of the movements of absalom's army
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
Jonathan » Son of abiathar » Acts as a spy for david
Water » Collected in » Brooks
Zadok » The high priest during the time of david's reign » Removes the ark of the covenant from jerusalem at the time of absalom's usurpation; returns with the ark of the covenant at david's command

2 Samuel 17:21 (show verse)

And it happened after they had departed, they came up out of the well, and went and told King David. And they said to David, Arise and pass quickly over the waters, for this is what Ahithophel has advised against you.

Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Helps david by sending his son from jerusalem to david with secret information concerning the counsel of ahithophel
Ahithophel » Joins absalom
David » King of israel » Crosses the jordan river
Falsehood » Instances of » The wife of the bahurimite who saved the lives of hushai's messengers, sent to apprise david of the movements of absalom's army
Friendship » Instances of » David and hushai
Jonathan » Son of abiathar » Acts as a spy for david
Zadok » The high priest during the time of david's reign » Removes the ark of the covenant from jerusalem at the time of absalom's usurpation; returns with the ark of the covenant at david's command

2 Samuel 17:22 (show verse)

Then David and all the people with him arose. And they passed over Jordan. By the morning light there was not one of them that had not gone over Jordan.

2 Samuel 17:23 (show verse)

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, even he saddled the ass and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order. And he hanged himself and died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.

Ahithophel » Joins absalom
Ahithophel » Suicide of
Ambition » Instances of » Ahithophel
David » King of israel » Crosses the jordan river
Despair » Sometimes drives men to suicide
Despair » Exemplified » Ahithophel
Pride » Exemplified » Ahithophel
Pride » Instances of » Ahithophel
Suicide » Despair sometimes drives men to suicide
Suicide » Instances of » Ahithophel

2 Samuel 17:24 (show verse)

And David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

David » King of israel » Crosses the jordan river
Gilead » David » Retreats
Jordan » Fords of

2 Samuel 17:25 (show verse)

And Absalom made Amasa captain of the army instead of Joab. This Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, an Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab's mother.

Abigail » Sister of david, and mother of amasa
Amasa » Nephew of david
Amasa » Nephew of david » Joins absalom
Amnesty » For political offenses » To amos
Armies » How officered » Commander-in-chief
the Armies of israel » Commanded by the captain of the host
Captain » King appoints
Clemency » Of david toward disloyal subjects » Amasa
David » King of israel » Crosses the jordan river
Ithra » Father of amasa
Jether » An ishmaelite who married david's sister » Called » Ithra
Joab » Son of david's sister » Replaced by amasa as commander of david's army
Nahash » Probably identical with jesse
Zeruiah » Mother of three of david's great soldiers

2 Samuel 17:26 (show verse)

And Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.

David » King of israel » Crosses the jordan river
Gilead » Land of, east of the jordan
Gilead » Pursued into, by absalom

2 Samuel 17:27 (show verse)

And it happened when David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,

Ammiel » Father of machir
Ammonites » Defeated by the israelites
the Armies of israel » Mode of provisioning: » By presents
Barzillai » Friend » David
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Shobi
David » King of israel » Crosses the jordan river
Liberality » Instances of » Barzillai and others to david
Lo-debar » A city » A city in the territory of the tribe of manasseh
Love » Instances of » David's subjects
Machir » A man of lo-debar who took care of jonathan's lame son, mephibosheth
Mahanaim » David lodges at, at the time of absalom's rebellion
The tribe of Manasseh » Remarkable persons of » Barzillai
Rogelim » The home of barzillai
Shobi » Brought supplies to david during his escape from his son absalom

2 Samuel 17:28 (show verse)

brought beds and basins and earthen vessels, and wheat and barley and flour and roasted grain, and beans and lentils and other roasted food,

the Armies of israel » Mode of provisioning: » By presents
Barzillai » Friend » David
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Shobi
Corn » Parched
David » King of israel » Crosses the jordan river
Herbs » Mentioned in scripture » Beans
Liberality » Instances of » Barzillai and others to david
Liberality » Exemplified » Barzillai
Love » Instances of » David's subjects
Mahanaim » David lodges at, at the time of absalom's rebellion

2 Samuel 17:29 (show verse)

and honey and butter and sheep and cheese from cows, for David and for the people with him to eat. For they said, The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.

the Armies of israel » Mode of provisioning: » By presents
Barzillai » Friend » David
Compassion and sympathy » Exemplified » Shobi
David » King of israel » Crosses the jordan river
the Diet of the jews » Articles used for » Butter
Food » List of articles » Butter
Food » Articles of » Butter
Liberality » Instances of » Barzillai and others to david
Love » Instances of » David's subjects
Mahanaim » David lodges at, at the time of absalom's rebellion
Sheep » Were frequently » Given as presents
Victuals » List of articles » Butter