Bible Verses About "Who Was Ahithophel in the Bible"
Ahithophel was David's wise counselor who betrayed him to join Absalom's rebellion; when his advice was rejected, he hanged himself.
Ahithophel was David's wise counselor who betrayed him to join Absalom's rebellion; when his advice was rejected, he hanged himself.
"And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom." — 2 Samuel 16:23 (KJV)
KJV Verses That Answer This Question
The Scriptures below are gathered specifically to address "Who Was Ahithophel in the Bible?" Each is quoted in the King James Version with a link to its full chapter.
"And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom."
"Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night... And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel."
"And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father."
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