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Read Full Chapter (2 Samuel 17) 2 Samuel 17:1-2 KJV
"Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:"
2 Samuel Chapter 17, Verse 1-2
2 Samuel 17:1-2 in Context (Verses 1–5 KJV)
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Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
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And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
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And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
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And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.*
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Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.*