2 Samuel 16:23
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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. ”
כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
שָׁאַל
he enquires/-/anyone
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שָׁאַל
To ask, to inquire, to request. Shaal. Ask and it will be given to you. God invites inquiry. He delights in the person who comes to Him with honest questions.
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גַּם
as well as
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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יָעַץ
he counseled
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יָעַץ
to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolve
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עֵצָה
the counsel of
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עֵצָה
advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
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