2 Samuel 16:20

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Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give us your advice. What should we do?"

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  • Exod 1:10 : 10 Come, let us deal shrewdly with them; otherwise, they will multiply further, and in the event of war, they may join our enemies, fight against us, and leave the country."
  • Ps 2:2 : 2 The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.
  • Ps 37:12-13 : 12 The wicked person plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. 13 The Lord laughs at him because He sees that his day is coming.
  • Prov 21:30 : 30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel that can stand against the LORD.
  • Isa 8:10 : 10 Devise your plans, but they will be thwarted; issue your orders, but they will not stand, for God is with us.
  • Isa 29:15 : 15 Woe to those who go to great depths to hide their plans from the LORD, who do their work in darkness and think, 'Who sees us? Who knows us?'
  • Matt 27:1 : 1 When morning came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put Him to death.
  • Acts 4:23-28 : 23 After they were released, they returned to their own people and reported everything the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 When they heard this, they raised their voices together to God and said, 'Sovereign Lord, you are the one who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.' 25 'You spoke through the mouth of your servant David, saying: Why did the nations rage, and the peoples plot in vain?' 26 'The kings of the earth took their stand, and the rulers gathered together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.' 27 'Indeed, in this city, both Herod and Pontius Pilate, along with the Gentiles and the people of Israel, gathered together against your holy servant Jesus, whom you anointed.' 28 'They did what your hand and will had predestined to take place.'

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  • 2 Sam 16:21-23
    3 verses
    87%

    21 Ahithophel answered, "Sleep with your father’s concubines, whom he left to care for the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself obnoxious to your father, and the hands of everyone with you will be strengthened."

    22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

    23 Now the advice Ahithophel gave in those days was like someone inquiring of God. Such was all of Ahithophel’s advice to both David and Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 17:4-9
    6 verses
    84%

    4 This plan seemed good in the eyes of Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

    5 Then Absalom said, 'Summon Hushai the Archite as well, so we may hear what he has to say.'

    6 When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, 'This is what Ahithophel has advised. Should we follow his advice? If not, speak up.'

    7 Hushai said to Absalom, 'The advice Ahithophel has given this time is not good.'

    8 Hushai continued, 'You know your father and his men; they are mighty warriors and bitter in spirit, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Your father is an experienced fighter, and he will not spend the night with the troops.'

    9 'Even now, he is hiding in one of the caves or some other place. If he attacks first, anyone who hears about it will say, "There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom."'

  • 2 Sam 15:31
    83%

    31 Then someone told David, 'Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.' So David prayed, 'O LORD, turn Ahithophel’s counsel into foolishness.'

  • 2 Sam 17:1-2
    2 verses
    82%

    1 Ahithophel said to Absalom, 'Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out and pursue David tonight.'

    2 I will attack him while he is weary and weak-handed, and I will frighten him. All the people with him will flee, and I will strike down only the king.

  • 2 Sam 17:13-15
    3 verses
    82%

    13 'If he retreats into a city, all Israel will bring ropes to that city, and we will pull it into the valley until not even a pebble remains.'

    14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, 'The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.' For the LORD had ordained to thwart the good advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring disaster upon Absalom.

    15 Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, 'Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel to do such and such, but I have advised differently.'

  • 2 Sam 15:10-13
    4 verses
    81%

    10 Then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel with this message: 'As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, say, “Absalom is king in Hebron!”'

    11 Two hundred men from Jerusalem accompanied Absalom. They had been invited and went innocently, unaware of anything.

    12 While he was offering the sacrifices, Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his hometown of Giloh. And the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.

    13 Then a messenger came to David and reported, 'The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.'

  • 2 Sam 15:34-35
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    80%

    34 'But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, “Your servant will serve you, O king; I was your father’s servant in the past, but now I will be your servant,” then you can thwart Ahithophel’s advice for me.'

    35 'Aren’t Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you? Whatever you hear in the king’s palace, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.'

  • 2 Sam 16:15
    78%

    15 Meanwhile, Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.

  • 2 Sam 16:19
    77%

    19 Besides, whom should I serve? Should I not serve his son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you."

  • 2 Sam 17:20-21
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    20 When Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, 'Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?' She answered, 'They crossed over the stream.' The servants searched but did not find them, and they returned to Jerusalem.

    21 After they had left, the two men came up out of the well. They went and informed King David, saying, 'Get up and cross the river quickly, because this is what Ahithophel has advised against you.'

  • 2 Sam 15:1-4
    4 verses
    75%

    1 After this, Absalom acquired for himself a chariot, horses, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

    2 Absalom would rise early and stand beside the road to the gate. Whenever a man came with a dispute to bring before the king for judgment, Absalom would call to him and ask, 'Which city are you from?' And the man would answer, 'Your servant is from one of the tribes of Israel.'

    3 Then Absalom would say to him, 'Look, your claims are good and valid, but there is no one appointed by the king to hear you.'

    4 And Absalom would add, 'If only I were appointed judge in the land, then every man who has a dispute or case could come to me, and I would ensure he receives justice.'

  • 2 Sam 16:17
    74%

    17 Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this the loyalty you show your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?"

  • 2 Sam 17:23-24
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    23 When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey, set out for his house in his hometown, set his house in order, and then hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father's tomb.

    24 David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 13:24
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    24 Absalom went to the king and said, 'Your servant has shearers. Will the king and his attendants please join me?'

  • 2 Sam 13:26-29
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    26 Then Absalom said, 'If not, please let my brother Amnon come with us.' The king asked him, 'Why should he go with you?'

    27 But Absalom pressed him, so he sent with him Amnon and the rest of the king's sons.

    28 Absalom ordered his servants, saying, 'Watch when Amnon’s heart is cheerful from drinking wine, and when I say to you, "Strike Amnon down," then kill him. Don’t be afraid. Haven’t I ordered you? Be strong and courageous.’

    29 So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king’s sons got up, mounted their mules, and fled.

  • 2 Sam 14:31-32
    2 verses
    74%

    31 Then Joab arose, went to Absalom’s house, and said to him, 'Why have your servants set my field on fire?'

    32 Absalom said to Joab, 'Look, I sent word to you, saying, “Come here so I can send you to the king to ask, 'Why did I come back from Geshur? It would have been better for me to remain there.'” Now, let me see the king’s face. If I am guilty of anything, let him put me to death.'

  • 2 Sam 15:6-7
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    73%

    6 Absalom behaved in this way toward all the Israelites who came to the king for judgment, and he stole the hearts of the people of Israel.

    7 At the end of forty years, Absalom said to the king, 'Please allow me to go to Hebron to fulfill a vow I made to the LORD.'

  • 2 Sam 15:15
    73%

    15 The king’s servants replied to him, 'Your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king chooses.'

  • 2 Sam 18:4-5
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    72%

    4 The king said to them, 'I will do whatever seems best to you.' So the king stood beside the gate while all the troops marched out by hundreds and thousands.

    5 The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, 'Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.' All the troops heard the king’s orders concerning Absalom to all the commanders.

  • 1 Chr 27:33
    71%

    33 Ahithophel was the king's counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king's confidant.

  • 1 Kgs 12:9
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    9 He asked them, "What is your advice? How should we reply to these people who have said to me, 'Lighten the yoke your father has put on us'?"

  • 2 Sam 20:18
    71%

    18 She continued, "In the past, people said, 'Seek advice in Abel,' and that is how matters were settled.

  • 2 Sam 19:10
    71%

    10 All the people throughout the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves, saying, "The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies, he saved us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled the land because of Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 18:30
    71%

    30 The king said, 'Stand aside and wait here.' So he stepped aside and stood there.

  • 2 Sam 19:4
    71%

    4 The people stole away into the city that day, as men who are ashamed steal away when they flee from battle.