2 Samuel 16:23

Tree of Life Version

Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was like inquiring for the word of God—so was all of Ahithophel’s counsel both with David and with Absalom.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:12

Also Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor from his town Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. So the conspiracy gained momentum for the people following Absalom continued to increase.

2 Samuel 15:31

Then someone told David saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David prayed, “Adonai, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”

2 Samuel 17:1

Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me now choose 12,000 men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight.

2 Samuel 17:14

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For Adonai had ordained to thwart Ahithophel’s good counsel, so that Adonai might bring evil upon Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:23

Now when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, went to his home in his hometown set his house in order, and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

Job 28:28

And He said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord —that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.”’

Job 5:12

Who frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands attain no success.

Psalm 19:7

It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other end. Nothing is hidden from its heat.

Psalm 28:2

Hear the sound of my pleas, when I cry to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy Sanctuary.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Jeremiah 4:22

“For My people are foolish. They do not know Me. They are senseless children, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they do not know.”

Jeremiah 8:9

The wise men will be put to shame— shattered, trapped. Look! They have rejected Adonai’s word, so what wisdom do they have?

Numbers 27:21

He will stand before Eleazar the kohen, who will pray and obtain judgments for him by Urim and before Adonai. At his mouth, they will go out and at his mouth they will come in, he and all the community of Bnei-Yisrael with him.”

Matthew 11:25

At that time Yeshua said in response, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and discerning and revealed them to infants.

Luke 16:8

“Now the master praised the crooked manager because he had acted shrewdly, for the sons of this age are smarter when dealing with their own generation than the sons of light.

Romans 1:22

Claiming to be wise, they became fools.

1 Peter 4:11

Whoever speaks, let it be as one speaking the utterances of God. Whoever serves, let it be with the strength that God supplies. So in all things may God be glorified through Messiah Yeshua—all glory and power to Him forever and ever! Amen.

1 Samuel 30:8

David inquired of Adonai saying, “Should I pursue after this raiding band? Shall I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue! For you will surely overtake and you will surely rescue!”