1 Not long after that, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose 12,000 men, and tonight I will set out after David.
2 I will attack him while he is tired and discouraged. He will be frightened, and all his men will run away. I will kill only the king
3 and then bring back all his men to you, like a bride returning to her husband. You want to kill only one man; the rest of the people will be safe.”
4 This seemed like good advice to Absalom and all the Israelite leaders.
5 Absalom said, “Now call Hushai, and let us hear what he has to say.”
6 When Hushai arrived, Absalom said to him, “This is the advice that Ahithophel has given us; shall we follow it? If not, you tell us what to do.”
7 Hushai answered, “The advice Ahithophel gave you this time is no good.