While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.
Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the
Goshen, Holon, and Giloh—eleven cities, along with their villages.
For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good d
They proclaimed a fast and gave Naboth a seat of honor among the people.
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometo
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable—how much more so when brought with ill intent!
Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For t
So Balak did as Balaam had instructed, and he offered a bull and a ram on each altar.
So Balak took him to the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, where he built seven altars and offered a bull and a ram
Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah!
A Psalm of David, when he fled from his son Absalom. O LORD, how my foes have increased! How many rise up against me!
I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me counsel. What should we do?”
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my case against an ungodly nation; deliver me from deceitful and unjust men.
Then Balaam said to Balak, “Build for me seven altars here, and prepare for me seven bulls and seven rams.”
Do not rely on a friend; do not trust in a companion. Seal the doors of your mouth from her who lies in your arms.
In the letters she wrote: “Proclaim a fast and give Naboth a seat of honor among the people.