1 Furthermore, Ahithophelsaid to Absalom, "Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. 2 I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king 3 and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man;17:3 LXX; see also DSS; MT and bring all the people back to you. When everyone returns except the man you seek,then all the people will be at peace."
4 This proposal seemed good to Absalomand all the elders of Israel.
5 Then Absalomsaid, "Summon Hushaithe Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say."
6 So Hushaicame to Absalom, who told him, "Ahithophelhas spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?"
7 Hushaireplied, "This time the advice of Ahithophelis not sound."
8 He continued, "You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops. 9 Surely by now he is hiding in a cave or some other location. If some of your troops fall first,17:9 Or If he should attack your troops firstwhoever hears of it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the troops who follow Absalom.’ 10 Then even the most valiant soldier with the heart of a lion will melt with fear, because all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man who has valiant men with him.
11 Instead, I advise that all Israel from Danto Beersheba— a multitude like the sand on the seashore— be gathered to you, and that you yourself lead them into battle. 12 Then we will attack David wherever we find him, and we will descend on him like dew on the ground. And of all the men with him, not even one will remain.
13 If he retreats to a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will drag it down to the valley until not even a pebble can be found there."
14 Then Absalomand all the men of Israel said, "The advice of Hushaithe Archite is better than that of Ahithophel." For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophelin order to bring disaster on Absalom.
Hushai’s Warning Saves David
15 So Hushaitold Zadokand Abiathar, the priests, "This is what Ahithophelhas advised Absalomand the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised. 16 Now send quickly and tell David, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but be sure to cross over. Otherwise the king and all the people with him will be swallowed up.’"
17 Now Jonathanand Ahimaazwere staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city. 18 But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it. 19 Then the man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
20 When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, "Where are Ahimaazand Jonathan?"
"They have crossed over the brook," she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
21 After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, "Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophelhas given this advice against you."
22 So Davidand all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, there was no one left who had not crossed the Jordan.
23 When Ahithophelsaw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
24 Then Davidwent to Mahanaim, and Absalomcrossed the Jordanwith all the men of Israel. 25 Absalomhad appointed Amasaover the army in place of Joab. Amasawas the son of a man named Ithra,17:25 Ithra is a variant of Jether; see 1 Kings 2:5.the Ishmaelite17:25 Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 2:17); MT and other LXX manuscripts Israelitewho had married Abigail,17:25 Or Abigal, a variant of Abigailthe daughter of Nahash17:25 Or of Jesse; see DSS and 1 Chronicles 2:13–16and sister of Zeruiahthe mother of Joab. 26 So the Israelites and Absalomcamped in the land of Gilead.
27 When Davidcame to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobison of Nahashfrom Rabbahof the Ammonites, Machirson of Ammielfrom Lo-debar, and Barzillaithe Gileaditefrom Rogelim. 28 They brought beds, basins, and earthen vessels, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,17:28 Most LXX manuscripts and Syriac; Hebrew includes roasted seeds.29 honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for Davidand his people to eat. For they said, "The people have become hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness."
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Absalom
אַבְשָׁלוֹםavəsalom
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Beersheba is a town in the Negeb of Judah, where Joel and Abijah were judges, and the home of Zibiah, mother of King Joash. During Solomon’s lifetime Judah and Israel lived in safety from Dan to Beersheba (1 Samuel 8:2).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Abiathar, son of Ahimelech, escaped the massacre of the priests of Nob and served David as priest; Solomon removed him from office for supporting Adonijah (1 Kings 2:27).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
En-rogel is a spring where Jonathan and Ahimaaz waited for word from a female servant so they could inform King David; nearby, Adonijah sacrificed sheep and cattle. It was on the boundary of the territory of Judah (2 Samuel 17:17).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Mahanaim is the city of the tribe of Gad where Abner brought Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and where David stayed, provided for by Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Samuel 19:32).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
The Jordan is the river in the middle of which Joshua set up twelve stones, where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant had stood. The boundary of the land went down along the river to the Salt Sea (Joshua 4:9).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Amasa was the commander whom Absalom appointed instead of Joab and to whom David promised the same post; the son of Jether and Abigail, he was killed by Joab with a dagger (2 Samuel 20:10).
Amasa was the commander whom Absalom appointed instead of Joab and to whom David promised the same post; the son of Jether and Abigail, he was killed by Joab with a dagger (2 Samuel 20:10).
Absalom was the son of David who rebelled against his father: he stole the hearts of the men of Israel, and David fled out of the land because of him. He was the son of Maacah and brother of Tamar (2 Samuel 19:9).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).
Mahanaim is the city of the tribe of Gad where Abner brought Ish-bosheth son of Saul, and where David stayed, provided for by Barzillai the Gileadite (2 Samuel 19:32).
Rabbah is the royal city of the Ammonites, captured by Joab; David consigned the people of Rabbah to labor with saws, iron picks, and axes (2 Samuel 12:31).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Gilead is the land Moses gave to Machir of Manasseh and where Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh had their own land. Jair, who led Israel, and Elijah came from there (Numbers 32:40).
David, son of Jesse, was a shepherd in Bethlehem when Samuel anointed him; he defeated Goliath, reigned over Israel in Jerusalem, and wrote many of the psalms (1 Samuel 16:13).