23 Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice was not followed, he saddled a donkey, and arose and went home to (A)his house, to his city. Then he [a]put his (B)household in order, and (C)hanged himself, and died; and he was buried in his father’s tomb.

24 Then David went to (D)Mahanaim. And Absalom crossed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25 And Absalom made (E)Amasa captain of the army instead of Joab. This Amasa was the son of a man whose name was [b]Jithra, an [c]Israelite, who had gone in to (F)Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 17:23 Lit. gave charge concerning his house
  2. 2 Samuel 17:25 Jether, 1 Chr. 2:17
  3. 2 Samuel 17:25 So with MT, some LXX mss., Tg.; some LXX mss. Ishmaelite (cf. 1 Chr. 2:17); Vg. of Jezrael

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