17:1 [] Kai o Acitofel eipe proV ton Abessalwm, AV eklexw twra dwdeka ciliadaV andrwn kai shkwqeiV, aV katadiwxw opisw tou Dabid thn nukta×

17:2 kai qelw epelqei kat' autou, enw einai apokamwmenoV kai eklelumenoV taV ceiraV, kai qelw katatromaxei auton× kai paV o laoV o met' autou qelei fugei, kai qelw pataxei ton basilea memonwmenon×

17:3 kai qelw epistreyei panta ton laon proV se× dioti o anhr, ton opoion su zhteiV, einai wV ean panteV epestrefon× paV de o laoV qelei eisqai en eirhnh.

17:4 Kai hresen o logoV eiV ton Abessalwm kai eiV pantaV touV presbuterouV tou Israhl.

17:5 Tote eipen o Abessalwm, Kaleson twra kai Cousai ton Arcithn, kai aV akouswmen ti legei kai autoV.

17:6 Kai ote eishlqen o Cousai proV ton Abessalwm, eipe proV auton o Abessalwm, legwn, O Acitofel elalhse kata touton ton tropon× prepei na kamwmen kata ton logon autou h ouci; lalhson su.

17:7 Kai eipen o Cousai proV ton Abessalwm, Den einai kalh h sumboulh, thn opoian edwken o Acitofel tauthn thn foran.

17:8 Kai eipen o Cousai, su exeureiV ton patera sou kai touV andraV autou, oti einai dunatoi kai katapikroi thn yuchn, wV arktoV sterhqeisa twn teknwn authV en th pediadi kai o pathr sou einai anhr polemisthV kai den qelei meinei thn nukta meta tou laou×

17:9 idou, twra einai kekrummenoV en lakkw tini h en allw tini topw× kai ean peswsi tineV ex autwn eiV thn archn, paV ostiV akoush qelei eipei, qrausiV egeinen eiV ton laon, ton akolouqounta ton Abessalwm×

17:10 tote kai o andreioV, tou opoiou h kardia einai wV h kardia tou leontoV, qelei pantapasi nekrwqh× dioti paV o Israhl exeurei, oti o pathr sou einai dunatoV× kai oi met' autou, andreV dunamewV×

17:11 dia tauta egw sumbouleuw na sunacqh proV se paV o Israhl, apo Dan ewV Bhr-sabee, wV h ammoV h para thn qalassan kata to plhqoV, kai na upaghV proswpikwV na polemhshV×

17:12 outw qelomen epelqei kat' autou eiV ontina topon eureqh, kai qelomen pesei ep' auton wV piptei h drosoV epi thn ghn× wste ex autou kai ek pantwn twn anqrwpwn twn met' autou den qelei meinei oude eiV×

17:13 ean de katafugh eiV polin tina, tote paV o Israhl qelei ferei kata thV polewV ekeinhV scoinia, kai qelomen surei authn ewV tou ceimarrou, wste na mh meinh ekei oude liqarion.

17:14 Kai eipen o Abessalwm kai panteV oi andreV Israhl, Kalhtera einai h sumboulh tou Cousai tou Arcitou para thn sumboulhn tou Acitofel. Dioti o KurioV dietaxe na diaskedash thn kalhn sumboulhn tou Acitofel, dia na epiferh o KurioV to kakon epi ton Abessalwm.

17:15 [] Kai eipen o Cousai proV ton Sadwk kai proV ton Abiaqar, touV iereiV, Outw kai outw sunebouleusen o Acitofel ton Abessalwm kai touV presbuterouV tou Israhl, kai outw kai outw sunebouleusa egw×

17:16 twra loipon aposteilate tacewV kai anaggeilate proV ton Dabid, legonteV, Mh meinhV thn nukta tauthn en taiV pediasi thV erhmou, alla speuson na diaperashV, dia na mh katapoqh o basileuV kai paV o laoV o met' autou.

17:17 O de Iwnaqan kai o AcimaaV istanto plhsion thV En-rwghl, dioti den etolmwn na fanwsin oti eishrconto eiV thn polin× kai uphge paidiskh tiV kai aphggeile proV autouV to pragma× oi de uphgan kai aphggeilan proV ton basilea Dabid.

17:18 NeoV tiV de idwn autouV, aphggeile proV ton Abessalwm× plhn kai oi duo uphgan tacewV kai eishlqon eiV thn oikian tinoV en Baoureim, ostiV eice frear en th aulh autou, kai katebhsan ekei.

17:19 Kai h gunh labousa kalumma exhplwsen epi to stomion tou freatoV, kai ecusen ep' auto kopanismenon siton× wste den egnwsqh to pragma.

17:20 Kai elqonteV oi douloi tou Abessalwm eiV thn oikian proV thn gunaika, eipon, Pou einai o AcimaaV kai o Iwnaqan; H de gunh eipe proV autouV, Diebhsan to ruakion tou udatoV. Kai afou ezhthsan kai den eurhkan autouV, epestreyan eiV Ierousalhm.

17:21 Afou de ekeinoi anecwrhsan, anebhsan ek tou freatoV kai uphgan kai aphggeilan proV ton basilea Dabid kai eipon proV ton Dabid, Shkwqhte kai perasate tacewV to udwr× dioti outw sunebouleusen enantion saV o Acitofel.

17:22 [] Tote eshkwqh o Dabid kai paV o laoV o met' autou kai diebhsan ton Iordanhn× mecri tou caragmatoV thV hmeraV den eleiyen oude eiV ex autwn, ostiV den diebh ton Iordanhn.

17:23 O de Acitofel, idwn oti h sumboulh autou den exetelesqh, esamarwse ton onon autou kai shkwqeiV, anecwrhse proV ton oikon autou, eiV thn polin autou× kai afou dietaxe ta tou oikou autou, ekremasqh kai apeqane kai etafh en tw tafw tou patroV autou.

17:24 Kai o Dabid hlqen eiV Macanaim× o de Abessalwm diebh ton Iordanhn, autoV kai panteV oi andreV Israhl met' autou.

17:25 Kai katesthsen o Abessalwm arcistrathgon ton Amasa anti tou Iwab. Hto de o Amasa uioV androV onomazomenou Iqra, Israhlitou, ostiV eishlqe proV thn Abigaian, qugatera tou NaaV, adelfhn SerouiaV, thV mhtroV tou Iwab.

17:26 Kai estratopedeusan o Israhl kai o Abessalwm en gh Galaad.

17:27 Ote de hlqen o Dabid eiV Macanaim, Swbei, o uioV tou NaaV apo Rabba ek twn uiwn Ammwn, kai Maceir, o uioV tou Ammhl apo Lo-debar, kai Barzellai o GalaadithV apo Rwgellim,

17:28 eferan klinaV kai lekanaV kai skeuh phlina kai siton kai kriqhn kai aleuron kai siton pefruganismenon kai kuamouV kai fakhn kai ospria pefruganismena,