1. Not long after that, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men, and tonight I will set out after David.
2. I will attack him while he is tired and discouraged. He will be frightened, and all his men will run away. I will kill only the king
3. and then bring back all his men to you, like a bride returning to her husband. You want to kill only one man; the rest of the people will be safe.”
4. This seemed like good advice to Absalom and all the Israelite leaders.
5. Absalom said, “Now call Hushai, and let us hear what he has to say.”
6. When Hushai arrived, Absalom said to him, “This is the advice that Ahithophel has given us; shall we follow it? If not, you tell us what to do.”