But if you go back to Jerusalem, you can make Ahithophel’s advice become useless. Tell Absalom, ‘King, I am your servant. I served your father, but now I will serve you.’
{The priests’ sons,} Jonathan and Ahimaaz, waited at En Rogel. They did not want to be seen going into the town, so a servant girl came out to them. She gave them the message. Then Jonathan and Ahimaaz went and told those things to King David.
While Joab was still speaking, Jonathan, son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, “Come here! You are a good man. [5] You must be bringing good news to me.”
All these men were Heman’s sons. Heman was David’s seer. {\cf2\super [277]} God promised to make Heman strong. So Heman had many sons. God gave Heman fourteen sons and three daughters.
But the servant answered, “A man of God [91] is in this town. People respect him. Everything he says comes true. So let’s go into town. Maybe the man of God will tell us where we should go next.”