2 Samuel 16:23 Hebrew Word Analysis

13	And the counsel	עֲצַ֣ת	h6098
14	of Ahithophel	אֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל	h302
2		אֲשֶׁ֤ר	h834
3	which he counselled	יָעַץ֙	h3289
4	in those days	בַּיָּמִ֣ים	h3117
5		הָהֵ֔ם	h1992
6		כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֥ר	h834
7	had enquired	יִשְׁאַל	h7592
8	was as if a man	אִ֖ישׁ	h376
9	at the oracle	בִּדְבַ֣ר	h1697
10	of God	הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים	h430
11		כֵּ֚ן	h3651
12		כָּל	h3605
13	And the counsel	עֲצַ֣ת	h6098
14	of Ahithophel	אֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל	h302
15		גַּם	h1571
16	both with David	לְדָוִ֖ד	h1732
17		גַּ֥ם	h1571
18	and with Absalom	לְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃	h53

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

World English Bible (WEB)

The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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.