2 Samuel 16:15

But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.

Goshen, Holon, and Giloh; eleven cities with their villages.

Someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” David said, “Yahweh, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the inner sanctuary of God. All the counsel of Ahithophel both was like this with David and with Absalom.

Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.

Show your marvelous loving kindness, you who save those who take refuge by your right hand from their enemies.

Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.

Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;

Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that Yahweh might bring evil on Absalom.

When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, and went home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.

Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maacathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite,

Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; Zabud the son of Nathan was chief minister, the king’s friend;

“Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child. Children will rise up against parents, and cause them to be put to death.

Balaam said to Balak, “Build here seven altars for me, and prepare here seven bulls and seven rams for me.”

He took him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

Balak did as Balaam had said, and offered up a bull and a ram on every altar.

All these kings met together; and they came and encamped together at the waters of Merom, to fight with Israel.

Then all the Midianites and the Amalekites and the children of the east assembled themselves together; and they passed over, and encamped in the valley of Jezreel.

The Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like locusts for multitude; and their camels were without number, as the sand which is on the seashore for multitude.

Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.

The king went out, and all his household after him. The king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.

When Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

He conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiathar the priest; and they followed Adonijah and helped him.

She wrote in the letters, saying, “Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people.

Yahweh, how my adversaries have increased! Many are those who rise up against me.

Offer the sacrifices of righteousness. Put your trust in Yahweh.

But my enemies are vigorous and many. Those who hate me without reason are numerous.

My enemies want to swallow me up all day long, for they are many who fight proudly against me.

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

The ropes of the wicked bind me, but I won’t forget your law.

if it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, when men rose up against us;

Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need. Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me.

An evil man seeks only rebellion; therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination— how much more, when he brings it with a wicked mind!

All the people answered, “May his blood be on us, and on our children!”

I don’t speak concerning all of you. I know whom I have chosen. But that the Scripture may be fulfilled, ‘He who eats bread with me has lifted up his heel against me.’

There were more than forty people who had made this conspiracy.

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.