2 Samuel 17:14 References

14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, "The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel." For athe Lord had ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring calamity on Absalom.

a 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 15:34, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 9:16


2 Samuel 15

31 Now someone told David, saying, "aAhithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom." And David said, "O Lord, I pray, bmake the counsel of Ahithophel foolishness."

2 Samuel 15

34 "But if you return to the city, and asay to Absalom, 'I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in time past, so I will now be your servant,' then you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me.

Psalms 9

15 The nations have sunk down ain the pit which they have made; In the bnet which they hid, their own foot has been caught.

Psalms 9

16 The Lord has amade Himself known; He has bexecuted judgment. In the work of his own hands the wicked is snared. Higgaion Selah.