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At this, David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem: "Up! Let us take flight, or none of us will escape from Absalom. Leave quickly, lest he hurry and overtake us, then visit disaster upon us and put the city to the sword." (2 Samuel 15, 14)
When David was informed that Ahithophel was among the conspirators with Absalom, he said, "O LORD, turn the counsel of Ahithophel to folly!" (2 Samuel 15, 31)
But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, 'Let me be your servant, O king; I was formerly your father's servant, but now I will be yours,' you will undo for me the counsel of Ahithophel. (2 Samuel 15, 34)
So David's friend Hushai went into the city of Jerusalem as Absalom was about to enter it. (2 Samuel 15, 37)
The LORD has requited you for all the bloodshed in the family of Saul, in whose stead you became king, and the LORD has given over the kingdom to your son Absalom. And now you suffer ruin because you are a murderer." (2 Samuel 16, 8)
In the meantime Absalom, accompanied by Ahithophel, entered Jerusalem with all the Israelites. (2 Samuel 16, 15)
When David's friend Hushai the Archite came to Absalom, he said to him: "Long live the king! Long live the king!" (2 Samuel 16, 16)
But Absalom asked Hushai: "Is this your devotion to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?" (2 Samuel 16, 17)
Hushai replied to Absalom: "On the contrary, I am his whom the LORD and all this people and all Israel have chosen, and with him I will stay. (2 Samuel 16, 18)
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Offer your counsel on what we should do." (2 Samuel 16, 20)
Ahithophel replied to Absalom: "Have relations with your father's concubines, whom he left behind to take care of the palace. When all Israel hears how odious you have made yourself to your father, all your partisans will take courage." (2 Samuel 16, 21)
So a tent was pitched on the roof for Absalom, and he visited his father's concubines in view of all Israel. (2 Samuel 16, 22)