¹² While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he also sent for Ahithophel^(A) the Gilonite, David’s counselor,^(B) to come from Giloh,^(C) his hometown. And so the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept on increasing.^(D)

²³ Now in those days the advice^(A) Ahithophel gave was like that of one who inquires of God. That was how both David^(B) and Absalom regarded all of Ahithophel’s advice.