"Ifhe withdrawsinto a city,then allIsraelshall bringropesto that city,and we will dragit into the valleyuntilnot evena smallstoneis foundthere."
Then Absalomand allthe menof Israelsaid,"The counselof Hushaithe Architeis betterthanthe counselof Ahithophel."For the LORDhad ordainedto thwartthe goodcounselof Ahithophel,sothat the LORDmight bringcalamityon Absalom.
For I will makeSamariaa heapof ruinsin the open country,Plantingplacesfor a vineyard.I will pourher stonesdowninto the valleyAnd will laybareher foundations.
And He saidto them, "Do you not seeallthese things?TrulyI sayto you, not one stoneherewill be leftupon another,whichwill not be torn down."
