2 Samuel 16:20 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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²⁰Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

2 Samuel 16:20 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 37:12-13
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. …
Exodus 1:10
Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land.
Matthew 27:1
When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death:
Isaiah 29:15
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 15-23)

Absalom had notice sent him speedily by some of his friends at Jerusalem that David had withdrawn, and with what a small retinue he had gone; so that the coasts were clear, Absalom might take possession of Jerusalem when he pleased. The gates were open, and there was none to oppose him. Accordingly he came without delay (2 Sam. 16:15), extremely elevated, no doubt, with this success at first, and…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 20)

20. Give counsel among you what we shall do--This is the first cabinet council on record, although the deference paid to Ahithophel gave him the entire direction of the proceedings.