2 Samuel 17:23

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Ahithophel	וַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶל va.'a.chi.To.fel	H302	Achithophel · conjunction + proper noun, a man's name
saw	רָאָ֗ה ra.'Ah	H7200	to see · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
counsel	עֲצָתוֹ֒ a.tza.To	H6098	advice · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
followed	נֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ ne.'es.Tah	H6213	to do or make · verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular
saddled	וַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁ vai.ya.cha.Vosh	H2280	to wrap firmly (especially a turban · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
ass	הַחֲמ֗וֹר ha.cha.Mor	H2543	a male ass (from its dun red) · definite article + noun, common both genders singular absolute
arose	וַיָּ֜קָם vai.Ya.kom	H6965	to rise (in various applications · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
home	יָלַךְ yâlak	H3212	to walk (literally or figuratively)
house	בֵּיתוֹ֙ bei.To	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
city	עִיר֔וֹ i.Ro	H5892	a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the wi… · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
household	בֵּית֖וֹ bei.To	H1004	a house (in the greatest variation of applications · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
order	וַיְצַ֥ו vay.Tzav	H6680	(intensively) to constitute · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hanged	וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק vai.ye.cha.Nak	H2614	to be narrow · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
died	וַיָּ֕מָת vai.Ya.mot	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
buried	וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר vai.yi.ka.Ver	H6912	to inter · conjunction + verb, niphal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
sepulchre	בְּקֶ֥בֶר be.Ke.ver	H6913	a sepulchre · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
father	אָבִֽיו 'a.Viv	H1	father · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Matthew 27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.
2 Samuel 15:12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the consp…
2 Kings 20:1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. And the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz came to him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set…
1 Kings 16:18 And it came to pass, when Zimri saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of the king’s house, and burnt the king’s house ov…
Psalms 5:10 Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelle…
2 Samuel 15:31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahit…
1 Samuel 31:4-5 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through,…
Job 31:3 Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 17:22–end

Here is, I. The transporting of David and his forces over Jordan, pursuant to the advice he had received from his friends at Jerusalem, Sa2 17:22. He, and all that were with him, went over in the night, whether in ferryboats, which probably always plied there, or through the fords, does not appear. But special notice is taken of this, that there lacked not one of them: none deserted him, though his distress was great, none staid behind sick or weary, nor were any lost or cast away in passing the river. Herein some make him a type of the Messiah, who said, in a difficult day, Of all that thou hast given me have I lost none. Having got over Jordan, he marched many miles forward to Mahanaim, a…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 17:23

AHITHOPHEL HANGS HIMSELF. (Sa2 17:23-29) when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed--His vanity was wounded, his pride mortified on finding that his ascendency was gone; but that chagrin was aggravated by other feelings--a painful conviction that through the delay which had been resolved on, the cause of Absalom was lost. Hastening home, therefore, he arranged his private affairs, and knowing that the storm of retributive vengeance would fall chiefly upon him as the instigator and prop of the rebellion, he hanged himself. It may be remarked that the Israelites did not, at that time, refuse the rites of sepulture even to those who died by their own hands. He had an imitator in Jud…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 17:23

Put his household in order - This self-murder could not be called lunacy, as every step to it was deliberate. He foresaw Absalom's ruin; and he did not choose to witness it, and share in the disgrace: and he could expect no mercy at the hands of David. He was a very bad man, and died an unprepared and accursed death.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 17:23

And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed,.... But that of Hushai: he saddled his ass; or ordered it to be saddled: and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city; which was Giloh in the tribe of Judah, 2 Samuel 15:12, and put his household in order; made his will, and disposed of his estates, see Isaiah 38:1; or "commanded his house" or "household" (t); gave orders and instructions, both relating to himself when dead, where and how he should be buried, and to his family, how they should behave to one another and among their neighbours, and towards their superiors; and particularly, the Jews say (u), he gave them this charge, not to rebel against the government of t…

Dictionary and topics

Ahithophel — Brother of insipidity or impiety, a man greatly renowned for his sagacity among the Jews. At the time of Absalom’s revolt he deserted David (Ps. 41:9; 55:12-14) and espoused the cause of Absalom (2…
Prayer — Is converse with God; the intercourse of the soul with God, not in contemplation or meditation, but in direct address to him. Prayer may be oral or mental, occasional or constant, ejaculatory or…
Wills — Under a system of close inheritance like that of the Jews, the scope forbid bequest in respect of land was limited by the right of redemption and general re-entry in the jubilee year; but the law…
Ahithophel · Joins Absalom — Joins Absalom
Ambition · .Ahithophel — .Ahithophel
Despair · Exemplified: Ahithophel — Exemplified: Ahithophel
Pride · Exemplified: Ahithophel — Exemplified: Ahithophel
Suicide · .Ahithophel — .Ahithophel

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 17:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 17:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 17:23

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 17:23

John Gill on 2 Samuel 17:23

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 17:23

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 17:22–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 17:23

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 17:23

John Gill on 2 Samuel 17:23

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 17:23

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 17:23

Rashi on 2 Samuel 17:20