And when Bilam saw that it pleased YY to bless Yisrael, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchantments, but he set his face toward the wilderness.
If his offering be a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before YY .
And Avshalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Avshalom.