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2 Samuel 16:19-21
Living Bible
2 Samuel 16:19-21
Living Bible
19 “And anyway, why shouldn’t I? I helped your father and now I will help you!”
20 Then Absalom turned to Ahithophel and asked him, “What shall I do next?”
21 Ahithophel told him, “Go and sleep with your father’s wives, for he has left them here to keep the house. Then all Israel will know that you have insulted him beyond the possibility of reconciliation, and they will all close ranks behind you.”[a]
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- 2 Samuel 16:21 they will all close ranks behind you, literally, “the hands of all who are with you will be strengthened.”
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