II Samuel 17:21
The Scripture
(21) And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
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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