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# Ahithophel
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See how you translated this man's name in [2 Samuel 15:12](../15/11.md). (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
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# twelve thousand men
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"12,000 men" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers]])
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# arise and
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"begin to"
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# come on
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"come to"
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# weary and weak
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These words mean basically the same thing and are used together to emphasize how weak David was. AT: "weak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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# will surprise him with fear
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Here the word "fear" can be expressed with the adjective "afraid." AT: "will surprise him and make him afraid" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]])
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# I will attack only the king
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It is implied that he intends to kill the king. This can be stated clearly. AT: "I will kill only the king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# bring back all the people
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This refers to all of the people who were with David. AT: "bring back all of the people who were with him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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# like a bride coming to her husband
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Here Ahithophel speaks of the peoples' happiness by comparing it to a bride's happiness. AT: "and they will come happily, like a bride is happy when she comes to her husband" or "and they will come happily" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# be at peace
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This means to have peace or to live peacefully. AT: "live peacefully" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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# under you
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This refers to being under the king's authority. AT: "under your authority" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]) |