³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of ^(A)Ahithophel the Gilonite,

³ So David sent and inquired about the woman. And someone said, “Is this not ^[a]Bathsheba, the daughter of ^[b]Eliam, the wife ^(A)of Uriah the ^(B)Hittite?”

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.

^33 (A)Ahithophel was the king’s counselor, and ^(B)Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion. ³⁴ After Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, then ^(C)Abiathar. And the general of the king’s army was ^(D)Joab.

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.

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!”

⁸ Then the people of Ammon came out and put themselves in battle array at the entrance of the gate. And ^(A)the Syrians of Zoba, Beth Rehob, Ish-Tob, and Maacah were by themselves in the field.

⁶ When the people of Ammon saw that they ^(A)had made themselves repulsive to David, the people of Ammon sent and hired ^(B)the Syrians of ^(C)Beth Rehob and the Syrians of Zoba, twenty thousand foot soldiers; and from the king of ^(D)Maacah one thousand men, and from ^(E)Ish-Tob twelve thousand men.