2 Samuel 15:12-13 ▼

12 Absalom also sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counselor, to come from his home town of Giloh while Absalom was presenting the sacrificial offerings. And so the conspiracy widened, because the common people increasingly sided with Absalom.

13 Then a messenger arrived to inform David, |The loyalties of the men of Israel have shifted to Absalom.|