Now Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city, just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem.
And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city Giloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom kept increasing.
And the king, and all the people who were with him, arrived weary at the Jordan. And there he refreshed himself.
While David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn and dirt on his head.