World English Bible
2 Samuel 17:1
“Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 17
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Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me now choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight.
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I will come on him while he is weary and exhausted, and will make him afraid. All the people who are with him shall flee. I will strike the king only;
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and I will bring back all the people to you. The man whom you seek is as if all returned. All the people shall be in peace.
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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