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Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given is not good this time.

Then Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.”

“Well,” Hushai replied to Absalom, “this time Ahithophel has made a mistake.

Hushai replied to Absalom, “The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good.”

And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.

So Hushai said to Absalom: “The advice that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.

Hushai said, “The counsel that Ahithophel has given in this instance is not good. You know your father and his men, brave and bitterly angry—like a bear robbed of her cubs. And your father is an experienced fighter; you can be sure he won’t be caught napping at a time like this. Even while we’re talking, he’s probably holed up in some cave or other. If he jumps your men from ambush, word will soon get back, ‘A slaughter of Absalom’s army!’ Even if your men are valiant with hearts of lions, they’ll fall apart at such news, for everyone in Israel knows the kind of fighting stuff your father’s made of, and also the men with him.

So Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good.”

So Hushai said to Absalom, “Ahithophel has not given good advice this time.”

Hushai replied to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not sound this time.”