II Samuel 17:7
The Scripture
(7) And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.
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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