2 I will come upon him while he is weary and weak. I will startle him, and all of the people who are with him will flee. Then I will strike down the king while he is alone.
3 Then I will return all the people to you; when all have returned, the man whom you are seeking will be dead, but all the people will be safe.”
4 The word was right in the eyes of Absalom and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
5 Then Absalom said, “Please call also for Hushai the Arkite, and let us hear what he has to say also.”
6 So Hushai came to Absalom, who said to him, “Shall we do according to this word that Ahithophel has spoken? If not, then you tell us.”
7 Then Hushai said to Absalom, “The counsel that Ahithophel gave is not good at this time.”
8 Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty warriors and they are enraged as a bear robbed of her offspring in the field. Your father is a man of war, so he will not spend the night with the troops.