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2 Samuel 16:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 23 In those days the advice that A·hithʹo·phel+ gave was considered as* the word of the true God. That was how all the advice of A·hithʹo·phel was esteemed, both by David and by Abʹsa·lom.

2 Samuel 16:23

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 23 And the counsel of A·hithʹo·phel, with which he counseled in those days, was just as when a man* would inquire of the word of the [true] God.* That was the way all the counsel+ of A·hithʹo·phel+ was both to David and to Abʹsa·lom.

2 Samuel 16:23

The Bible in Living English
- 23 Now the advice Ahithophel gave in those days was as if one submitted a question to the word of God: such was all Ahithophel’s advice both to David and to Absalom.

2 Samuel 16:23

American Standard Version
- 23 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.

2 Samuel 16:23

The Emphasized Bible
- 23 Now the counsel of Ahithophel which he counselled in those days was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God,—so was all the counsel of Ahithophel, both to David and also to Absolom.

2 Samuel 16:23

King James Version
- 23 And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.