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

³⁴ Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of ^(A)the Maacathite, ^(B)Eliam the son of ^(C)Ahithophel the Gilonite,

²³ Now ^(A)the advice of Ahithophel, which he ^[a]gave in those days, was taken as though one inquired of the word of God; ^(B)so was all the advice of Ahithophel regarded by both David and Absalom.

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

³¹ Now someone informed David, saying, “^(A)Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “Lord, please ^(B)make the advice of Ahithophel foolish.”

³² It happened as David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, that behold, Hushai the ^(C)Archite met him with his ^[a]coat torn, and ^[b]dust on his head. ³³ And David said to him, “If you go over with me, then you will become ^(D)a burden to me. ³⁴ But if you return to the city and ^(E)say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; even as I was your father’s servant in time past, so now I will also be your servant,’ then you can foil the advice of Ahithophel for me.