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2 Samuel 17:1

Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Please let me choose 12,000 men that I may arise and pursue David tonight.

2 Samuel 17:2

I will come upon him while he is weary and exhausted and terrify him, so that all the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king alone,

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2 Samuel 17:3

and I will bring back all the people to you. The return of everyone depends on the man you seek; then all the people will be at peace."

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2 Samuel 17:4

So the plan pleased Absalom and all the elders of Israel.

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2 Samuel 17:5

Then Absalom said, "Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear what he has to say."

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2 Samuel 17:6

When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom said to him, "Ahithophel has spoken thus. Shall we carry out his plan? If not, you speak."

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2 Samuel 17:7

So Hushai said to Absalom, "This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good."

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2 Samuel 17:8

Moreover, Hushai said, "You know your father and his men, that they are mighty men and they are fierce, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and will not spend the night with the people.

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