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2 Samuel 17:21-23
International Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:21-23
International Standard Version
21 A little while later, the men crawled up out of the well and went off to talk to King David. They told David, “Get up! Cross the water quickly, because this is what Ahithophel advised about you…” 22 So David got up and all of his entourage crossed the Jordan River.[a] Everyone had crossed the Jordan River by dawn’s first light.
Ahithophel’s Suicide
23 Meanwhile, when Ahithophel observed that his counsel was not being acted upon, he saddled his donkey, got up, and left for his hometown. Leaving behind a set of orders for his household, he hanged[b] himself. After his death he was buried in his father’s tomb.
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- 2 Samuel 17:22 The Heb. lacks River; and so throughout the chapter
- 2 Samuel 17:23 Lit. strangled
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