Rotherham(i)
1 Then said Ahithophel unto Absolom: I pray thee, let me choose for myself, twelve thousand men, and arise, and pursue David to–night;
2 and let me come upon him, when, he, is weary, and weak–handed, so shall I strike him with terror, and all the people who are with him shall flee,––then will I smite the king alone:
3 that I may bring back all the people unto thee,––when all return––[save] the man whom thou art seeking, all the people, will be at peace.
4 And the saying was right in the eyes of Absolom, ––and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.