The Advice of Ahithophel

15 Meanwhile (A)Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem; and Ahithophel was with him.

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The Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai

15 Meanwhile, Absalom(A) and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel(B) was with him.

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33 (A)Ahithophel was the king’s counselor, and (B)Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion.

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33 Ahithophel(A) was the king’s counselor.

Hushai(B) the Arkite was the king’s confidant.

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(A)Even my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,
(B)Who ate my bread,
Has [a]lifted up his heel against me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:9 Acted as a traitor

Even my close friend,(A)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned[a] against me.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:9 Hebrew has lifted up his heel

12 (A)For it is not an enemy who reproaches me;
Then I could bear it.
Nor is it one who hates me who has (B)exalted himself against me;
Then I could hide from him.
13 But it was you, a man my equal,
(C)My companion and my acquaintance.
14 We took sweet counsel together,
And (D)walked to the house of God in the throng.

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12 If an enemy were insulting me,
    I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
    I could hide.
13 But it is you, a man like myself,
    my companion, my close friend,(A)
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship(B)
    at the house of God,(C)
as we walked about
    among the worshipers.

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