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2 Samuel 15:12
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10 Then Absalom sent spies throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, “As soon as you hear the sound of the trumpet, then you shall say, ‘Absalom areigns in Hebron!’ ”  
11 And with Absalom went two hundred men ainvited from Jerusalem, and they bwent along innocently and did not know anything.  
12 Then Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, aDavid’s counselor, from his city—from bGiloh—while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy grew strong, for the people with Absalom ccontinually increased in number.  

David Escapes from Jerusalem

13 Now a messenger came to David, saying, a“The hearts of the men of Israel are1 with Absalom.”  
14 So David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us aflee, or we shall not escape from Absalom. Make haste to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly and bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.”  
15 And the king’s servants said to the king, “We are your servants, ready to do whatever my lord the king commands.”
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Adam Clarke
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2 Samuel 15:12

Sent for Ahithophel - When Absalom got him, he in effect got the prime minister of the kingdom to join him.




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