Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 16:23
American Standard Version
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
Amplified® Bible
And the counsel of Ahithophel in those days was as if a man had consulted the word of God; so was all Ahithophel's counsel considered both by David and by Absalom.
Contemporary English Version
Ahithophel gave such good advice in those days that both Absalom and David thought it came straight from God.
Darby English Version
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired of the word of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
Good News Bible
Any advice that Ahithophel gave in those days was accepted as though it were the very word of God; both David and Absalom followed it.
King James Version
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
New American Standard Bible
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.
New International Version
Now in those days the advice Ahithophel gave was like that of one who inquires of God. That was how both David and Absalom regarded all of Ahithophel's advice.
New King James Version
Now the advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if one had inquired at the oracle of God. So was all the advice of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The advice of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, had become valued as if one inquired of the word of God; so the advice of Ahithophel became regarded by both David and Absalom.
Revised Standard Version
Now in those days the counsel which Ahith'ophel gave was as if one consulted the oracle of God; so
Young's Literal Translation
And the counsel of Ahithophel which he counselled in those days `is' as `when' one inquireth at the word of God; so `is' all the counsel of Ahithophel both to David and to Absalom.