³³ And Ahithophel was the king's expert in discussion and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.

¹² And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, one of David's helpers, from Giloh his town, while he was making the offerings. And the design against David became strong, for more and more people were joined to Absalom.

³⁷ So Hushai, David's friend, went into the town, and Absalom came to Jerusalem.

³² Now when David had come to the top of the slope, where they gave worship to God, Hushai the Archite came to him in great grief with dust on his head:

¹⁶ Then Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom and said, Long life to the king, long life to the king!

¹⁷ And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

²³ In those days the opinions of Ahithophel were valued as highly as if through him a man might get direction from God; so were they valued by David as much as by Absalom.

²³ Now when Ahithophel saw that his suggestion was not acted on, he got his ass ready, and went back to his house, to the town where he came from, and having put his house in order, he put himself to death by hanging; so he came to his end and was put in the resting-place of his father.

¹³ But it was you, my equal, my guide, my well-loved friend.

⁷ Awake! O sword, against the keeper of my flock, and against him who is with me, says the Lord of armies: put to death the keeper of the sheep, and the sheep will go in flight: and my hand will be turned against the little ones.