¹³ There were more than forty of them in the conspiracy.

² For you will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time is coming when those who kill you will think they are doing a holy service for God.

³¹ When someone told David that his adviser Ahithophel was now backing Absalom, David prayed, “O Lord, let Ahithophel give Absalom foolish advice!”

¹² While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of David’s counselors who lived in Giloh. Soon many others also joined Absalom, and the conspiracy gained momentum.