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22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof,[a] and Absalom slept with[b] his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

23 In those days Ahithophel’s advice was considered as valuable as a prophetic revelation.[c] Both David and Absalom highly regarded the advice of Ahithophel.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 16:22 sn That is, on top of the flat roof of the palace, so it would be visible to the public.
  2. 2 Samuel 16:22 tn Heb “approached.” See note at v. 21.
  3. 2 Samuel 16:23 tn Heb “And the advice of Ahithophel which he advised in those days was as when one inquires of the word of God.”
  4. 2 Samuel 16:23 tn Heb “So was all the advice of Ahithophel, also to David, also to Absalom.”