Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 17:5
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
5. let us hear likewise what he saith ] Let us hear what he too has to say, as well as Ahithophel.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
A wonderful effect of Divine Providence, blinding his mind, and influencing his heart, that he could not rest in Ahithophels counsel, though it was so evidently wise, and good, and approved by the general consent of his whole party; and that he should desire Hushais advice, though neither his reputation for wisdom was equal to Ahithophels, nor had he yet given any one proof of his fidelity to Absalom as Ahithophel had done; nor was he so fixed by his interest to him as Ahithophel was; and though there wanted not just cause to suspect him and his counsel too. But there is no contending with that God who can arm a man against himself, and destroy him by his own mistakes and passions, without any other help.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
Then said Absalom, call now Hushai the Archite also,…. For it seems he was not at the council board at this time; whether he was as yet admitted to it is not certain: there is something very remarkable in the providence of God, to incline Absalom to have the opinion of Hushai upon this point, when the counsel of Ahithophel was so universally approved of; and Hushai also being well known to have been an intimate friend and confident of David’s, and not so settled and established in the interest of Absalom, and such a sworn friend of his as Ahithophel was; this can only be ascribed to the will of God, to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, and the wisdom of divine Providence in blinding the mind of Absalom with respect to his counsel, and inclining it to take the opinion of Hushai:
and let us hear likewise what he saith; which he might say without any diffidence about the “counsel” given, but knowing that in the multitude of counsellors there is safety; and Hushai being a wise and good counsellor, he might hope and expect that he would give the same advice, and so strengthen and confirm it.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(5) Call now Hushai.The good sense of Absalom and all the people at once approved the counsel of Ahithophel; but, at a crisis so important, Absalom sought the advice also of the other famous counsellor of his father.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
(5) Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith. (6) And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou. (7) And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time. (8) For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people. (9) Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom. (10) And he also that is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt: for all Israel knoweth that thy father is a mighty man, and they which be with him are valiant men. (11) Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Daniel even to Beersheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. (12) So shall we come upon him in some place where he shall be found, and we will light upon him as the dew falleth on the ground: and of him and of all the men that are with him there shall not be left so much as one. (13) Moreover, if he be gotten into a city, then shall all Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not one small stone found there. (14) And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
The close of those verses throws a light upon the whole matter contained in them. Nothing but the overruling power of GOD could have made Absalom and his party attend to such advice as Hushai’s. It was impolitic: it was foolish: it was cowardly. But, the LORD taketh the wise in their own craftiness. Job 5:13 . But, Reader, here again, as in the former instance, behold a nobler subject suggested to our meditation in the view of JESUS: Though the Ahithophels of our LORD’s day, and the whole council of the Jews all joined together to kill the LORD of life and glory; yet in all they designed, and in all they wrought, they only (as the apostles, in the prayer, beautifully expressed it) did that which the hand and counsel of the LORD determined before to be done. Act 4:27-28 . Oh! it is a precious thing in our holy faith, ever to eye the LORD in all events concerning JESUS and his people.
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
2Sa 17:5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
Ver. 5. Call now Hushai the Archite also. ] God had said that David should not die; but Absalom was doomed to death by God’s determined counsel. If Ahithophel’s counsel had been followed, how could David have escaped, or Absalom perished? Hushai, therefore, is consulted, and the whole scene altered. This came forth “from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.” Isa 28:29
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Call now. Hebrew “Call thou “(compare “thou”, 2Sa 17:6); but Septuagint and Vulgate read “Call ye”.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Hushai: 2Sa 15:32-37, 2Sa 16:16-19
he saith: Heb. is in his mouth
Reciprocal: 2Sa 15:34 – then mayest 1Ki 12:6 – consulted 1Ki 12:9 – General 2Ch 10:6 – What counsel 2Ch 10:9 – What advice
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 17:5. Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai A wonderful effect of Divine Providence, influencing his heart, that he could not rest in Ahithophels counsel, though it was so evidently wise, and approved by the general consent of his whole party; and that he should desire Hushais advice, though neither his reputation for wisdom was equal to Ahithophels, nor had he yet given any one proof of his fidelity to Absalom. But there is no contending with that God who can arm a man against himself, and destroy him by his own mistakes and passions.