2 Samuel 17:9 meaning and explanation
Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first, whoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’
2 Samuel 17:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Hushai the Archite, secretly loyal to David, is answering Absalom's question about Ahithophel's plan to strike David that night. In verse 9 he argues that David, an experienced warrior, will not be camped openly with his troops but hidden in a cave or similar place.
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