2 Samuel 17:7-13

⁷Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”

⁸He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

⁹Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’

¹⁰Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.

¹¹Instead, I advise that all Israel from Dan to Beersheba— a multitude like the sand on the seashore — be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle.

¹²Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.

¹³If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found.”

— 2 Samuel 17:7-13

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Cross References for 2 Samuel 17:7-13

• Hosea 13:8
• Genesis 22:17
• 1 Samuel 23:23
• 1 Kings 20:10
• 1 Samuel 16:18
• Joshua 2:9-11
• Judges 20:1
• Daniel 7:5
• Joshua 11:4
• Matthew 24:2

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