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2 Samuel 17:23-25
International Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:23-25
International Standard Version
Ahithophel’s Suicide
23 Meanwhile, when Ahithophel observed that his counsel was not being acted upon, he saddled his donkey, got up, and left for his hometown. Leaving behind a set of orders for his household, he hanged[a] himself. After his death he was buried in his father’s tomb.
David Receives Supplies in the Wilderness
24 Later, David arrived at Mahanaim. Absalom and all of the Israelis who supported him crossed the Jordan River. 25 Absalom had installed Amasa in place of Joab over the army. (Amasa was the son of a man named Jether the Ishmaelite. His mother was Abigail, a daughter of Nahash and a sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.)
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- 2 Samuel 17:23 Lit. strangled
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