I wish death would take\par my enemies by surprise!\par I wish the earth would open up\par and swallow them alive! {\cf2\super [329]} \par Why? Because they plan\par such terrible things together.\par
Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not accept his advice. Ahithophel put a saddle on his donkey and went back to his home town. He made plans for his family and then he hanged himself. After Ahithophel died, the people buried him in his father’s tomb. [101]
It happened that Absalom met David’s officers. Absalom jumped on his mule and tried to escape. The mule went under the branches of a large oak tree. The branches were thick, and Absalom’s head got caught in the tree. His mule ran out from under him, so Absalom was hanging above the ground. [105]
Destroy them in your anger.\par Destroy them completely!\par Then people around the world\par will know that God rules in Israel! {\cf2\super [350]} \par \i (SELAH {\cf2\super [351]})\i0 \par
The Son of Man {\cf2\super [402]} will go \{and die\}. The Scriptures {\cf2\super [403]} say this will happen. But it will be very bad for the person that gives the Son of Man \{to be killed\}. It would be better for that person if he were never born.”