1 And Aḥithophel said to Aḇshalom, “Please let me choose twelve thousand men, and let me arise and pursue Dawiḏ tonight,
2 and come upon him while he is weary and weak. And I shall make him afraid and all the people who are with him shall flee. And I shall smite the sovereign alone,
3 and bring back all the people to you. When all return except the man whom you seek, all the people should be at peace.”
4 And the saying pleased Aḇshalom and all the elders of Yisra’ĕl.