von Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft1Und Ahitofel sprach zu Absalom: Ich will zwölftausend Mann auswählen und mich aufmachen und David nachjagen in dieser Nacht2und will ihn überfallen, solange er matt und verzagt ist. Wenn ich ihn dann erschrecke und das ganze Kriegsvolk, das bei ihm ist, flieht, will ich den König allein erschlagen3und das ganze Kriegsvolk zu dir zurückbringen, wie die junge Frau zu ihrem Mann zurückkehrt. Du trachtest ja nur einem Mann nach dem Leben, aber das ganze Volk soll in Frieden bleiben.4Die Rede gefiel Absalom gut und allen Ältesten in Israel.5Aber Absalom sprach: Lasst doch auch Huschai, den Arkiter, rufen und hören, was er dazu sagt. (2Sam 16,16)6Und als Huschai hinein zu Absalom kam, sprach Absalom zu ihm: Das und das hat Ahitofel geredet; sage du, sollen wir’s tun oder nicht?7Da sprach Huschai zu Absalom: Der Rat, den Ahitofel diesmal gegeben hat, ist nicht gut.8Und Huschai sprach weiter: Du kennst deinen Vater und seine Leute, dass sie stark sind und zornigen Gemüts wie eine Bärin auf dem Felde, der die Jungen geraubt sind. Dazu ist dein Vater ein Kriegsmann und wird seinen Leuten auch des Nachts keine Ruhe gönnen.9Siehe, er hat sich jetzt vielleicht verkrochen in irgendeiner Schlucht oder sonst einem Versteck. Wenn’s dann geschähe, dass gleich zu Anfang einige unter ihnen fallen, und es käme das Gerücht auf: Das Volk, das Absalom nachfolgt, ist geschlagen worden,10so würde jedermann verzagt werden, auch wenn er ein Krieger ist und ein Herz hat wie ein Löwe. Denn es weiß ganz Israel, dass dein Vater ein Held ist und tapfere Leute bei sich hat.11Darum rate ich, dass du zu dir versammelst ganz Israel von Dan bis Beerscheba, so viel wie der Sand am Meer, und dass du selbst in den Kampf ziehst.12So wollen wir ihn überfallen, wo wir ihn finden, und wollen über ihn kommen, wie der Tau auf die Erde fällt, dass wir von ihm und allen seinen Männern nicht einen einzigen übrig lassen.13Zieht er sich aber in eine Stadt zurück, so soll ganz Israel Stricke an die Stadt legen und sie ins Tal schleifen, dass man nicht einen Stein mehr dort finde.14Da sprachen Absalom und jedermann in Israel: Der Rat Huschais, des Arkiters, ist besser als Ahitofels Rat. So schickte es der HERR, dass der kluge Rat Ahitofels verworfen wurde, damit der HERR Unheil über Absalom brächte. (2Sam 15,31; 2Sam 15,34)15Und Huschai sprach zu den Priestern Zadok und Abjatar: So und so hat Ahitofel Absalom und den Ältesten in Israel geraten, ich aber habe so und so geraten. (2Sam 8,17; 2Sam 15,24)16So sendet nun eilends hin und lasst David sagen: Bleibe nicht über Nacht an den Furten der Wüste, sondern geh gleich hinüber, damit der König nicht vernichtet werde und das ganze Volk, das bei ihm ist.17Jonatan aber und Ahimaaz standen bei der Quelle Rogel; und eine Magd ging von Zeit zu Zeit hin und brachte ihnen Nachricht, die sie dem König David weitersagten; denn sie durften sich in der Stadt nicht sehen lassen. (Jos 15,7; 2Sam 15,35; 1Kön 1,9)18Es sah sie aber ein Knabe und sagte es Absalom an. Da gingen die beiden eilends fort und kamen in das Haus eines Mannes in Bahurim; der hatte einen Brunnen in seinem Hofe. Dahinein stiegen sie.19Und die Frau nahm eine Decke und breitete sie über das Brunnenloch und streute Körner darüber, sodass man nichts merkte. (Jos 2,6; 1Sam 19,11)20Als nun die Knechte Absaloms zu der Frau ins Haus kamen, sprachen sie: Wo sind Ahimaaz und Jonatan? Sie sprach zu ihnen: Sie gingen weiter zum Wasser. Und als die Knechte Absaloms sie suchten und nicht fanden, kehrten sie nach Jerusalem zurück.21Und als sie weg waren, stiegen jene aus dem Brunnen und gingen hin und sagten’s dem König David an und sprachen zu David: Macht euch auf und geht eilends über den Fluss, denn Ahitofel hat gegen euch den und den Rat gegeben.22Da machte sich David auf und das ganze Volk, das bei ihm war, und sie gingen über den Jordan, und als es lichter Morgen wurde, gab es nicht einen, der nicht über den Jordan gegangen wäre.23Als aber Ahitofel sah, dass sein Rat nicht ausgeführt wurde, sattelte er seinen Esel, machte sich auf und zog heim in seine Stadt und bestellte sein Haus und erhängte sich und starb und wurde begraben in seines Vaters Grab. (1Sam 31,4; 1Kön 16,18; Mt 27,5)
David in Mahanajim
24Und David kam nach Mahanajim. Aber Absalom zog über den Jordan und alle Männer Israels mit ihm. (2Sam 2,8)25Und Absalom hatte Amasa an Joabs statt über das Heer gesetzt. Amasa aber war der Sohn eines Mannes mit Namen Jeter, eines Israeliters, der zu Abigal, der Tochter des Nahasch, eingegangen war; diese war eine Schwester der Zeruja, Joabs Mutter. (2Sam 19,14; 1Chr 2,16)26Israel aber und Absalom lagerten sich in Gilead.27Als David nach Mahanajim gekommen war, da brachten Schobi, der Sohn des Nahasch von Rabba, der Stadt der Ammoniter, und Machir, der Sohn Ammiëls von Lo-Dabar, und Barsillai, ein Gileaditer von Roglim, (1Sam 11,1; 2Sam 9,4; 2Sam 10,2; 2Sam 19,32)28Betten, Becken, irdene Gefäße, Weizen, Gerste, Mehl, geröstete Körner, Bohnen, Linsen,29Honig, Butter, Schafe und Käse zu David und zum Volk, das bei ihm war zum Essen. Denn sie dachten: Das Volk wird hungrig, müde und durstig geworden sein in der Wüste. (2Sam 16,2)
1Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.2I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. I will strike down only the king, (5Mo 25,18; 2Sam 16,14; 1Kön 22,31)3and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride comes home to her husband. You seek the life of only one man,[1] and all the people will be at peace.”4And the advice seemed right in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel.5Then Absalom said, “Call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say.” (2Sam 16,16)6And when Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, “Thus has Ahithophel spoken; shall we do as he says? If not, you speak.”7Then Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.”8Hushai said, “You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged,[2] like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people. (Spr 17,12; Hos 13,8)9Behold, even now he has hidden himself in one of the pits or in some other place. And as soon as some of the people fall[3] at the first attack, whoever hears it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.’10Then even the valiant man, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will utterly melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man, and that those who are with him are valiant men. (Jos 2,11)11But my counsel is that all Israel be gathered to you, from Dan to Beersheba, as the sand by the sea for multitude, and that you go to battle in person. (1Mo 22,17; 2Sam 3,10)12So we shall come upon him in some place where he is to be found, and we shall light upon him as the dew falls on the ground, and of him and all the men with him not one will be left.13If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we shall drag it into the valley, until not even a pebble is to be found there.”14And 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 ordained[4] to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom. (2Sam 15,31; 2Sam 15,34)15Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, “Thus and so did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel, and thus and so have I counseled. (2Sam 15,35)16Now therefore send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not stay tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.’” (2Sam 15,28; 2Sam 20,19)17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were waiting at En-rogel. A female servant was to go and tell them, and they were to go and tell King David, for they were not to be seen entering the city. (Jos 15,7; Jos 18,16; 2Sam 15,27; 2Sam 15,36)18But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So both of them went away quickly and came to the house of a man at Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard. And they went down into it. (2Sam 3,16)19And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known of it. (Jos 2,6)20When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And the woman said to them, “They have gone over the brook[5] of water.” And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.21After they had gone, the men came up out of the well, and went and told King David. They said to David, “Arise, and go quickly over the water, for thus and so has Ahithophel counseled against you.” (2Sam 17,15)22Then David arose, and all the people who were with him, and they crossed the Jordan. By daybreak not one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.23When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to his own city. He set his house in order and hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father. (2Sam 15,12; 2Kön 20,1; Mt 27,5)24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel. (Jos 13,26)25Now Absalom had set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite,[6] who had married Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother. (2Sam 19,13; 2Sam 20,9; 2Sam 20,12; 1Kön 2,5; 1Kön 2,32; 1Chr 2,13; 1Chr 2,16)26And Israel and Absalom encamped in the land of Gilead.27When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Machir the son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim, (2Sam 9,4; 2Sam 10,1; 2Sam 12,26; 2Sam 12,29; 2Sam 19,31; 1Kön 2,7; Esr 2,61)28brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, wheat, barley, flour, parched grain, beans and lentils,[7]29honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat, for they said, “The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.” (2Sam 15,23; 2Sam 16,2)
2.Samuel 17
King James Version
1Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:2And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:3And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.5Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.6And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.7And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.8For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.9Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.10And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men.11Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person.12So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one.13Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there.14And 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.15Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.16Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.18Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man' house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.19And the woman took and spread a covering over the well' mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.20And when Absalom' servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them , they returned to Jerusalem.21And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.22Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.24Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.25And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man' son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab' mother.26So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead.27And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,28Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn , and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse ,29And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
2.Samuel 17
New International Reader’s Version
von Biblica1One day Ahithophel said to Absalom, ‘Here’s what I suggest. Choose 12,000 men. Start out tonight and go after David.2Attack him while he’s tired and weak. Fill him with terror. Then all the people with him will run away. Don’t strike down anyone except the king.3Bring all the other people back. After the man you want to kill is dead, everyone else will return to you. And none of the people will be harmed.’4Ahithophel’s plan seemed good to Absalom. It also seemed good to all the elders of Israel.5But Absalom said, ‘Send for Hushai, the Arkite. Then we can find out what he suggests as well.’6Hushai came to him. Absalom said, ‘Ahithophel has given us his advice. Should we do what he says? If we shouldn’t, tell us what you would do.’7Hushai replied to Absalom, ‘The advice Ahithophel has given you isn’t good this time.8You know your father and his men. They are fighters. They are as strong as a wild bear whose cubs have been stolen from her. Besides, your father really knows how to fight. He won’t spend the night with his troops.9In fact, he’s probably hiding in a cave or some other place right now. Suppose he attacks your troops first. When people hear about it, they’ll say, “Many of the troops who followed Absalom have been killed.”10Then the hearts of your soldiers will melt away in fear. Even those as brave as a lion will be terrified. That’s because everyone in Israel knows that your father is a fighter. They know that those with him are brave.11‘So here’s what I suggest. Bring together all the men of Israel from the town of Dan all the way to Beersheba. They are as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. You yourself should lead them into battle.12Then we’ll attack David no matter where we find him. As dew completely covers the ground, we’ll completely overpower his entire army. We won’t leave him or any of his men alive.13He might try to get away by going into a city. If he does, all of us will bring ropes to that city. We’ll drag the whole city down into the valley. Not even a pebble of that city will be left.’14Absalom and all the men of Israel agreed. They said, ‘The advice of Hushai, the Arkite, is better than the advice of Ahithophel.’ The LORD had decided that Ahithophel’s good advice would fail. The LORD wanted to bring horrible trouble on Absalom.15Hushai spoke to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests. He said, ‘Ahithophel has given advice to Absalom and the elders of Israel. He suggested that they should do one thing. But I suggested something else.16Send a message right away. Tell David, “Don’t spend the night in the desert at a place where people cross the River Jordan. Make sure you go on across. If you don’t, you and all the people with you will be swallowed up.” ’17Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En Rogel just outside Jerusalem. They knew they would be in danger if anyone saw them entering the city. A female servant was supposed to go and tell them what had happened. Then they were supposed to go and tell King David.18But a young man saw Jonathan and Ahimaaz and told Absalom about it. So the two men left right away. They went to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard. They climbed down into it.19The man’s wife got a covering and spread it out over the opening of the well. Then she scattered corn on the covering. So no one knew that the men were hiding in the well.20Absalom’s men came to the house. They asked the woman, ‘Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?’ She answered, ‘They went across the brook.’ When the men looked around, they didn’t find anyone. So they returned to Jerusalem.21After they had gone, Jonathan and Ahimaaz climbed out of the well. They went to tell King David what they had found out. They said to him, ‘Go across the river right away. Ahithophel has told Absalom how to come after you and strike you down.’22So David and all the people with him started out. They went across the River Jordan. By sunrise, everyone had crossed over.23Ahithophel saw that his advice wasn’t being followed. So he put a saddle on his donkey. He started out for his house in his home town. When he arrived, he made everything ready for his death. He made out his will. Then he killed himself. And so he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
Absalom dies
24David went to Mahanaim. Absalom went across the River Jordan with all the men of Israel.25Absalom had made Amasa commander of the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether. Jether belonged to the family line of Ishmael. He had married Abigail. She was the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Zeruiah. Zeruiah was the mother of Joab.26Absalom and the Israelites camped in the land of Gilead.27David came to Mahanaim. Shobi, the son of Nahash, met him there. Shobi was from Rabbah in the land of Ammon. Makir, the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, met him there too. So did Barzillai from Rogelim in the land of Gilead.28They brought beds, bowls and clay pots. They brought wheat, barley, flour, and corn that had been cooked. They brought beans and lentils.29They brought honey, butter, sheep, and cheese that was made from cows’ milk. They brought all that food for David and his people to eat. They said, ‘These people have become tired. They’ve become hungry and thirsty in the desert.’
2.Samuel 17
New International Version
von Biblica1Ahithophel said to Absalom, ‘I would[1] choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.2I would attack him while he is weary and weak. I would strike him with terror, and then all the people with him will flee. I would strike down only the king3and bring all the people back to you. The death of the man you seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be unharmed.’4This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.5But Absalom said, ‘Summon also Hushai the Arkite, so that we can hear what he has to say as well.’6When Hushai came to him, Absalom said, ‘Ahithophel has given this advice. Should we do what he says? If not, give us your opinion.’7Hushai replied to Absalom, ‘The advice Ahithophel has given is not good this time.8You know your father and his men; they are fighters, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Besides, your father is an experienced fighter; he will not spend the night with the troops.9Even now, he is hidden in a cave or some other place. If he should attack your troops first,[2] whoever hears about it will say, “There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.”10Then even the bravest soldier, whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will melt with fear, for all Israel knows that your father is a fighter and that those with him are brave.11‘So I advise you: let all Israel, from Dan to Beersheba – as numerous as the sand on the seashore – be gathered to you, with you yourself leading them into battle.12Then we will attack him wherever he may be found, and we will fall on him as dew settles on the ground. Neither he nor any of his men will be left alive.13If he withdraws into a city, then all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not so much as a pebble is left.’14Absalom and all the men of Israel said, ‘The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel.’ For the Lord had determined to frustrate the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.15Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, ‘Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel to do such and such, but I have advised them to do so and so.16Now send a message at once and tell David, “Do not spend the night at the fords in the wilderness; cross over without fail, or the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.” ’17Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En Rogel. A female servant was to go and inform them, and they were to go and tell King David, for they could not risk being seen entering the city.18But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So the two of them left at once and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.19His wife took a covering and spread it out over the opening of the well and scattered corn over it. No-one knew anything about it.20When Absalom’s men came to the woman at the house, they asked, ‘Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?’ The woman answered them, ‘They crossed over the brook.’[3] The men searched but found no-one, so they returned to Jerusalem.21After they had gone, the two climbed out of the well and went to inform King David. They said to him, ‘Set out and cross the river at once; Ahithophel has advised such and such against you.’22So David and all the people with him set out and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, no-one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his home town. He put his house in order and then hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
Absalom’s death
24David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.25Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether,[4] an Ishmaelite[5] who had married Abigail,[6] the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab. (1Chr 2,17)26The Israelites and Absalom camped in the land of Gilead.27When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, and Makir son of Ammiel from Lo Debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim28brought bedding and bowls and articles of pottery. They also brought wheat and barley, flour and roasted grain, beans and lentils,[7]29honey and curds, sheep, and cheese from cows’ milk for David and his people to eat. For they said, ‘The people have become exhausted and hungry and thirsty in the wilderness.’