LEB(i)
20 Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your advice. What shall we do?"
21 And Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Go to the concubines of your father whom he left behind to watch over the house, then all of Israel will hear that you made yourself odious to your father, and ⌊all of your followers will be motivated⌋!"*
22 Then they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he went in to the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.
23 The counsel that Ahithophel gave in those days was regarded as when a man* inquired of the word of God, so all the counsel of Ahithophel was esteemed both by David and by Absalom.
17 1 Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Please let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out and pursue after David ⌊tonight⌋.*
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.