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But I counsel that all Israel be gathered together to you, from Dan even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that you go to battle in your own person.
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Counsel Laced with Flattery
Commentators explain that Hushai's advice was a masterclass in manipulation. By suggesting a massive army and that Absalom lead it personally, he appealed directly to Absalom's pride and vanity. This flattery, suggesting immense popularity and personal glory, was a temptation Absalom couldn't resist, leading him to favor this plan over Ahithophel's more practical one.
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19th Century
Anglican
I counsel that all Israel. — Hushai had before him a difficult task. He not only had to “make the worse appear the better reason,” but als…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Therefore I counsel
My advice is as follows:
that all Israel be generally gathered to you, from…
Presbyterian
Here was a wonderful effect of Divine Providence blinding Absalom's mind and influencing his heart, so that he could not rest in Ahithophel's couns…
