Ahithophel in Biblical History

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Who is Ahithophel?
AHITH'OPHEL
(brother of foolishness), a native of Giloh, and the familiar friend, companion, and counsellor of David. Ps 55:12-14; 2 Sam 15:12 ; 1 Chr 27:33. He was the grandfather of Bath-sheba. Cf. 2 Sam 11:3 with 2 Sam 23:34. His wisdom seemed superhuman. 2 Sam 16:23. Absalom persuaded him to join in the conspiracy against his father, David ; but the cunning measures which Ahithophel proposed for the accomplishment of Absalom's ambitious plans were all defeated by the counsel of Hushai. Ahithophel, seeing that the probable issue would be the utter ruin of Absalom and his cause, which would almost necessarily involve his own destruction, returned at once to Giloh and hanged himself. 2 Sam 17:23.

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