2 Samuel 16:15

The Advice of Ahithophel

16:15 Now when Absalom and all the men ¹  of Israel arrived in Jerusalem, ²  Ahithophel was with him.

2 Samuel 16:23

16:23 In those days Ahithophel’s advice was considered as valuable as a prophetic revelation. ³  Both David and Absalom highly regarded the advice of Ahithophel. ⁴ 

2 Samuel 17:14

17:14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the Lord had decided ⁵  to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the Lord could bring disaster on Absalom.

2 Samuel 23:34

23:34 Eliphelet son of Ahasbai the Maacathite, Eliam son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

[16:15]  ¹ tn Heb “and all the people, the men of Israel.”

[16:15]  ² map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[16:23]  ³ tn Heb “And the advice of Ahithophel which he advised in those days was as when one inquires of the word of God.”

[16:23]  ⁴ tn Heb “So was all the advice of Ahithophel, also to David, also to Absalom.”

[17:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “commanded.”