2 Samuel 14:29

14:29 Then Absalom sent a message to Joab asking him to send him to the king, but Joab was not willing to come to him. So he sent a second message to him, but he still was not willing to come.

2 Samuel 15:12

15:12 While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s adviser, ¹  to come from his city, Giloh. ²  The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom.

2 Samuel 15:35

15:35 Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you. ³  Everything you hear in the king’s palace ⁴  you must tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

2 Samuel 18:31

18:31 Then the Cushite arrived and said, ⁵  “May my lord the king now receive the good news! The Lord has vindicated you today and delivered you from the hand of all who have rebelled against you!” ⁶ 

¹ tn Traditionally, “counselor,” but this term is more often associated with psychological counseling today, so “adviser” was used in the translation instead.

² tn Heb “Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, the adviser of David, from his city, from Giloh, while he was sacrificing.” It is not entirely clear who (Absalom or Ahithophel) was offering the sacrifices.

³ tn Heb “Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you?” The rhetorical question draws attention to the fact that Hushai will not be alone.

⁴ tn Heb “from the house of the king.”

⁵ tn Heb “And look, the Cushite came and the Cushite said.”

⁶ tn Heb “for the Lord has vindicated you today from the hand of all those rising against you.”