Absalom Enters Jerusalem
15 1Now Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
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And when Hushai the Archite,
2David's friend, came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom,
3"Long live the king! Long live the king!"
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And Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your loyalty to your friend?
4Why did you not go with your friend?"
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And Hushai said to Absalom, "No, for whom the LORD and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will remain.
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And again,
5whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? As I have served your father, so I will serve you."
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Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your counsel. What shall we do?"
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Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Go in to
6your father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house, and all Israel will hear that you have made yourself a stench to your father, and
7the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened."
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So they pitched a tent for Absalom
8on the roof. And Absalom went in to his father's concubines
9in the sight of all Israel.
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Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed,
10both by David and by Absalom.