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1 Ahithophel said to Absalom, |Let me choose 12,000 men and leave tonight to go after David. 2 I'll attack him while he's tired and weak, and I'll cause him to panic. All the people with him will flee, but I'll kill only him. 3 I'll return all the people to you as a bride is returned to her husband. Since you will be seeking the life of only one man, all the people will have peace.| 4 Absalom and all the leaders of Israel approved this plan. 5 Absalom said, |Please call Hushai, who is descended from Archi's family, and let us hear what he, too, has to say.| 6 When Hushai arrived, Absalom said to him, |Ahithophel has told us his plan. Should we do what he says? If not, tell us.| 7 |This time Ahithophel's advice is no good,| Hushai said to Absalom. 2 Samuel 17:1-7, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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