²³ Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to ^(A)his house, to his city. Then he ^[a]put his ^(B)household in order, and ^(C)hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb.

⁵ Then he threw down the pieces of silver in the temple and ^(A)departed, and went and hanged himself.

Hezekiah’s Life Extended^(A)

20 In ^(B)those days Hezekiah was sick and near death. And Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, went to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die, and not live.’ ”

¹² Then Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, ^(A)David’s counselor, from his city—from ^(B)Giloh—while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy grew strong, for the people with Absalom ^(C)continually increased in number.

¹⁸ And it happened, when Zimri saw that the city was ^[a]taken, that he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house ^[b]down upon himself with fire, and died,

³¹ Then someone told David, saying, ^(A)“Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, ^(B)turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”