2 Samuel 17:7-9
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
7 Then Hushai said to Ab′salom, “This time the counsel which Ahith′ophel has given is not good.” 8 Hushai said moreover, “You know that your father and his men are mighty men, and that they are enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the people. 9 Behold, even now he has hidden himself in one of the pits, or in some other place. And when some of the people fall[a] at the first attack, whoever hears it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Ab′salom.’
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- 2 Samuel 17:9 Or when he falls upon them
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