23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been [a]followed, he saddled his donkey and set out and went to his home, to (A)his city, and [b](B)set his house in order, and (C)hanged himself; so he died and was buried in his father’s grave.

24 Then David came to (D)Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25 Absalom put (E)Amasa [c]in command of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was [d]Ithra the Israelite, who [e]had relations with Abigail the daughter of (F)Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 17:23 Lit done
  2. 2 Samuel 17:23 Lit ordered in regard to
  3. 2 Samuel 17:25 Lit over the army
  4. 2 Samuel 17:25 In 1 Chr 2:17, Jether the Ishmaelite
  5. 2 Samuel 17:25 Lit came in to

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