Furthermore, Ahithophelsaidto Absalom,"Pleaselet me choose12000menthat I may ariseand pursueDavidtonight.
The adviceof Ahithophel,whichhe gavein thosedays,[was] as ifone inquiredof the wordof God;sowas allthe adviceof Ahithophel[regarded] by bothDavidand Absalom.
"I will comeupon him while he is wearyand exhaustedand terrifyhim, so that allthe peoplewhoare with him will flee.Then I will strikedownthe kingalone,
In peaceI will bothliedownand sleep,For You alone,O LORD,make me to dwellin safety.
For their feetrunto evilAnd they hastento shedblood.
For they cannotsleepunlessthey doevil;And they are robbedof sleepunlessthey make [someone] stumble.
