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1. Now Ahithophel urged Absalom, "Let me choose 12,000 men to start out after David tonight.
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2. I will catch up with him while he is weary and discouraged. He and his troops will panic, and everyone will run away. Then I will kill only the king,
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3. and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride returns to her husband. After all, it is only one man's life that you seek. Then you will be at peace with all the people."
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4. This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.Hushai Counters Ahithophel's Advice
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4. This plan seemed good to Absalom and to all the elders of Israel.
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Hushai Counters Ahithophel's Advice
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5. But then Absalom said, "Bring in Hushai the Arkite. Let's see what he thinks about this."
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6. When Hushai arrived, Absalom told him what Ahithophel had said. Then he asked, "What is your opinion? Should we follow Ahithophel's advice? If not, what do you suggest?"
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12. When we find David, we'll fall on him like dew that falls on the ground. Then neither he nor any of his men will be left alive.
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13. And if David were to escape into some town, you will have all Israel there at your command. Then we can take ropes and drag the walls of the town into the nearest valley until every stone is torn down."
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14. Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's." For the LORD had determined to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster on Absalom!Hushai Warns David to Escape
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14. Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "Hushai's advice is better than Ahithophel's." For the LORD had determined to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, which really was the better plan, so that he could bring disaster on Absalom!
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Hushai Warns David to Escape
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15. Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, what Ahithophel had said to Absalom and the elders of Israel and what he himself had advised instead.
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16. "Quick!" he told them. "Find David and urge him not to stay at the shallows of the Jordan River tonight. He must go across at once into the wilderness beyond. Otherwise he will die and his entire army with him."
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20. When Absalom's men arrived, they asked her, "Have you seen Ahimaaz and Jonathan?"
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The woman replied, "They were here, but they crossed over the brook." Absalom's men looked for them without success and returned to Jerusalem.
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21. Then the two men crawled out of the well and hurried on to King David. "Quick!" they told him, "cross the Jordan tonight!" And they told him how Ahithophel had advised that he be captured and killed.
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22. So David and all the people with him went across the Jordan River during the night, and they were all on the other bank before dawn.
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29. honey, butter, sheep, goats, and cheese for David and those who were with him. For they said, "You must all be very hungry and tired and thirsty after your long march through the wilderness."
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