2 Samuel 15:31

New Century Version

Someone told David, “Ahithophel is one of the people with Absalom who made secret plans against you.” So David prayed, “Lord, please make Ahithophel’s advice foolish.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:12

While Absalom was offering sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel, one of the people who advised David, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So Absalom’s plans were working very well. More and more people began to support him.

2 Samuel 16:23

At that time people thought Ahithophel’s advice was as reliable as God’s own word. Both David and Absalom thought it was that reliable.

2 Samuel 17:14

Absalom and all the Israelites said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel.” (The Lord had planned to destroy the good advice of Ahithophel so the Lord could bring disaster on Absalom.)

2 Samuel 17:23

When Ahithophel saw that the Israelites did not accept his advice, he saddled his donkey and went to his hometown. He left orders for his family and property, and then he hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

2 Samuel 17:5

But Absalom said, “Now call Hushai the Arkite, so I can hear what he says.”

2 Samuel 17:7

Hushai said to Absalom, “Ahithophel’s advice is not good this time.”

Job 5:12

He ruins the plans of those who trick others so they have no success.

Psalm 109:3

They have said hateful things about me and attack me for no reason.

Psalm 3:1

Lord, I have many enemies! Many people have turned against me.

Psalm 41:9

My best and truest friend, who ate at my table, has even turned against me.

Psalm 55:10

Day and night they are all around its walls, and evil and trouble are everywhere inside.

Psalm 55:12

It was not an enemy insulting me. I could stand that. It was not someone who hated me. I could hide from him.

Isaiah 19:3

The Egyptians will be afraid, and I will ruin their plans. They will ask advice from their idols and spirits of the dead, from their mediums and fortune-tellers.”

Isaiah 44:25

I show that the signs of the lying prophets are false; I make fools of those who do magic. I confuse even the wise; they think they know much, but I make them look foolish.

John 13:18

“I am not talking about all of you. I know those I have chosen. But this is to bring about what the Scripture said: ‘The man who ate at my table has turned against me.’

1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise person? Where is the educated person? Where is the skilled talker of this world? God has made the wisdom of the world foolish.

James 3:15

That kind of “wisdom” does not come from God but from the world. It is not spiritual; it is from the devil.