2 Samuel 17:14
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 17:14 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 17:14 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 17:14 — KJV
“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: Heb. commanded”
— 2 Samuel 17:14 (KJV)
2 Samuel 17:14 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 17:14
“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. by: Heb. by the hand of”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:14: men, israel, lord
“And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time. given: Heb. counselled”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:14: absalom, counsel, hushai
“Now these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD your God commanded to teach you, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: go: Heb. pass over”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:14: men, lord, might
“And Jonathan said unto David, O LORD God of Israel, when I have sounded my father about to morrow any time, or the third day, and, behold, if there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee; sounded: Heb. searched shew...: Heb. uncover thine ear”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:14: israel, than, lord
“And the LORD shall return his blood upon his own head, who fell upon two men more righteous and better than he, and slew them with the sword, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abner the son of Ner, captain of the host of Israel, and Amasa the son of Jether, captain of the host of Judah.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 17:14: men, israel, better
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