Introduction
Ahithophel counsels Absalom to pursue his father with twelve thousand men, 2 Samuel 17:1-4 . Hushai gives a different counsel, and is followed, 2 Samuel 17:5-14 . Hushai informs Zadok and Abiathar; and they send word to David, 2 Samuel 17:15-21 . David and his men go beyond Jordan, 2 Samuel 17:22 . Ahithophel, finding his counsel slighted, goes home, sets his house in order, and hangs himself, 2 Samuel 17:23 . David moves to Mahanaim; and Absalom follows him over Jordan, 2 Samuel 17:24-26 . Several friends meet David at Mahanaim with refreshments and provisions, 2 Samuel 17:27-29 .
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