II Samuel 17:14
The Scripture
(14) And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Ahithophel counseled Absalom to pursue and kill David immediately, but Hushai persuaded Absalom to delay by gathering a larger army first, secretly giving David time to escape across the Jordan. When Ahithophel saw his counsel rejected, he went home and hanged himself.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Samuel 15:31Genesis 32:28Exodus 9:16Deuteronomy 2:30II Chronicles 25:16II Chronicles 25:20Psalms 33:9Psalms 33:10Lamentations 3:37Amos 9:3II Samuel 15:34II Samuel 16:23
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