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Now someone informed David, saying, "^(C1)Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "LORD, please ^(C2)make the advice of Ahithophel foolish."

It happened as David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, that behold, Hushai the ^(C1)Archite met him with his ^(F1)coat torn, and ^(F2)dust on his head.

And David said to him, "If you go over with me, then you will become ^(C1)a burden to me.

"But if you return to the city and ^(C1)say to Absalom, 'I will be your servant, O king; even as I was your father's servant in time past, so now I will also be your servant,' then you can foil the advice of Ahithophel for me.

"Are Zadok and Abiathar the priests not with you there? So it shall be that ^(C1)whatever you hear from the king's house, you shall report to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.

"Behold ^(C1)their two sons are there with them, Ahimaaz, Zadok's son and Jonathan, Abiathar's son; and ^(C2)by them you shall send me everything that you hear."

So Hushai, ^(C1)David's friend, came into the city, and ^(C2)Absalom came into Jerusalem.