There were more than forty who planned this together.
And while he was offering sacrifices, Absalom also sent to the town of Gilo for Ahithophel, who was one of King David's advisers. The plot against the king gained strength, and Absalom's followers grew in number.
When David was told that Ahithophel had joined Absalom's rebellion, he prayed, “Please, Lord, turn Ahithophel's advice into nonsense!”
You will be expelled from the synagogues, and the time will come when those who kill you will think that by doing this they are serving God.
The next morning some Jews met together and made a plan. They took a vow that they would not eat or drink anything until they had killed Paul.
Then they went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have taken a solemn vow together not to eat a thing until we have killed Paul.
