There were more than forty who had conspired.
Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, the advisor of David, from his city Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. Now the conspiracy was strong, for the number of people with Absalom was continually growing.
Now it was reported to David that Ahithophel was conspiring with Absalom, and David said, “O Lord, make the advice of Ahithophel folly.”
They will put you out of the synagogues. Yes, the time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he is offering a service to God.
At daybreak some of the Jews conspired under oath, saying they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
They went to the chief priests and elders and said, “We have bound ourselves under oath not to eat until we have killed Paul.
