2 Samuel 17:5-9
2 Samuel 17:5
Nevertheless, Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Archite also, and let’s hear what he has to say.”
2 Samuel 17:6
When Hushai had come to Absalom, Absalom said to him, “Ahithophel has proposed this plan. Should we carry out his plan? If not, say so yourself.”
2 Samuel 17:7
So Hushai said to Absalom, “This time the advice that Ahithophel has given is not good.”
2 Samuel 17:8
Then Hushai said, “You yourself know your father and his men, that they are warriors and they are fierce, like a bear deprived of her cubs in the field. And your father is an expert in warfare, and he will not spend the night with the people.
2 Samuel 17:9
Behold, he has now hidden himself in one of the ravines, or in another place; and it will be that when he falls on them at the first attack, whoever hears it will say, ‘There has been a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom!’