New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Samuel

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The advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if one inquired of the word of God; so was all the advice of Ahithophel regarded by both David and Absalom.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The advice counsel, advice Noun H6098 וַעֲצַ֣ת va·'a·tzat
of Ahithophel, an adviser of David Noun H302 אֲחִיתֹ֗פֶל a·chi·to·fel
which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֤ר a·sher
he gave to advise, counsel Verb H3289 יָעַץ֙ ya·'atz
in those they Pronoun H1992 הָהֵ֔ם ha·hem,
days, day Noun H3117 בַּיָּמִ֣ים bai·ya·mim
[was] as if according as, as, when H3512    
one inquired to ask, inquire Verb H7592 יִשְׁאַל־ yish·'al-
Analysis:

One: God

Refers to HaShem (God), Who is One. This number can also refer to unity. The first place the number "one" occurs is in Genesis 1:5. There one reads, "And there was an evening and there was a morning— one day". Later on in this same book of Genesis, it is stated concerning the man and his wife, "And they became one flesh" (Genesis 2:24). It is very significant that in both of these examples there was a multiplicity for the subject. In the first example, the evening and the morning became one day and in the second example, it was Adam and Eve who became one flesh.

One of the most famous passages in the Torah concerning HaShem is Deuteronomy 6:4 which states, "Hear O Israel the Lord your God the Lord is One." The question that a person must ask himself is what is the connection between the use of the Hebrew word אחד "one" which identifies a multiplicity being one and the fact that the Lord God of Israel is One? The answer is that the Hebrew word אחד can relate to the concept for one as in "unification". There is another Hebrew word that would have been possible to be used if the author wanted to refer to an absolute oneness or singleness. This is the Hebrew word יחיד. In fact, there is a well-known prayer in Judaism which states, "אחד ואין יחיד כיחודו". This phrase should be translated as, "(God is) One and there is no singularity as His singularity." The idea that is being expressed in this prayer is that the Lord God of Israel is One; but not an absolute One; rather there is a uniqueness and a complexity to His Oneness.

The number one is frequently employed to express in the Scriptures one object, such as one man or one tabernacle. This usage would be the simple or common purpose that the number one or for that matter any number, would appear in a Biblical text. Often the appearance of a number does not contain any of the significance that Hebrew numerology might offer. Therefore, the reader must always consider when coming across a verse which contains a number, that the number only expresses an amount and no additional significance. 

Because the number one is often associated with God, there is a unique phenomenon in the Scriptures concerning this number. Sometimes the number one is employed to express a unique relationship that the object has to HaShem. For example,

"And it will be one day, it will be known to HaShem..." Zechariah 14:7

In the text above, Zechariah could have stated simply, "And it will be a day…" The fact that the prophet said "one day" is to convey that this day is uniquely related to God. Similarly, it is stated by the prophet Ezekiel in chapter 37, "one King", "one nation" and "one Shepherd" (see Ezekiel 37:22, 24). Each of these objects—King, nation and Shepherd—has a connection to HaShem. The King and Shepherd is Messiah Yeshua, the Son of God and the one nation is Israel, the people of God.

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of the word speech, word Noun H1697 בִּדְבַ֣ר bid·var
of God; God, god Noun H430 הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים ha·'e·lo·him;
so so, thus Adjective H3651 כֵּ֚ן ken
was all the whole, all Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
the advice counsel, advice Noun H6098 עֲצַ֣ת a·tzat
of Ahithophel an adviser of David Noun H302 אֲחִיתֹ֔פֶל a·chi·to·fel,
[regarded] by both also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 גַּם־ gam-
David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 לְדָוִ֖ד le·da·vid
Analysis:
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and Absalom. "my father is peace," two Isr. Noun H53 לְאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃ le·'av·sha·lom.

People

David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 The advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if one inquired of the word of God; so was all the advice of Ahithophel regarded by both David and Absalom.
King James Bible The advice And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave counselled in those days, was as if one a man had inquired of at the word oracle of God; God: so was all the advice counsel of Ahithophel regarded by both with David and with Absalom.
Hebrew Greek English The advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if one inquired of the word of God; so was all the advice of Ahithophel regarded by both David and Absalom.