Ahithophel

And now he called Ahithophel, and consulted with him what he ought to do: he persuaded him to go in unto his father's concubines; for he said that "by this action the people would believe that thy difference with thy father is irreconcilable, and will thence fight with great alacrity against thy father, for hitherto they are afraid of taking up open enmity against him, out of an expectation that you will be reconciled again."

Antiquities of the Jews Flavius Josephus 1709

a public and solemn execution, he does justice upon himself, and, after his reputation for wisdom, by this last act puts a far greater disgrace upon himself than Absalom's privy-council had put upon him, and answers his name Ahithophel, which signifies, the brother of a fool.

Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther) 1721

And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.

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And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

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For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.

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And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices.

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And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.

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And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.

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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.

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And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

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