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# Go to your father's concubines # Go to your father's concubines
This is a polite way of talking about having sexual relations. Alternate translation: "Have sexual relations with your father's concubines" or "Lie with your father's concubines" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-euphemism]]) "Have sexual relations with your father's concubines" or "Lie with your father's concubines"
# to keep the palace # to keep the palace
The phrase "to keep" means to take care of. Alternate translation: "to take care of the palace" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]]) "to take care of the palace"
# become a stench to your father # become a stench to your father
Ahithophel speaks of Absalom offending his father as if he would become something that had a strong and offensive odor. Alternate translation: "become offensive to your father" or "greatly insulted father" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]]) "become offensive to your father" or "greatly insulted father"
# Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong # Then the hands of all who are with you will be strong
Here the people who followed Absalom are referred to by their hands. The news will strengthen the peoples' loyalty to Absalom and encourage them. This can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: "The news of this will strengthen the loyalty of all who follow you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-synecdoche]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) "The news of this will strengthen the loyalty of all who follow you"