II Samuel 17:25
The Scripture
(25) And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
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
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