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.
Ecclesiastes 10:8 - Tree of Life Version Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a fence may be bitten by a snake. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who digs a pit [for others] will fall into it, and whoever breaks through a fence or a [stone] wall, a serpent will bite him. [Ps. 57:6.] American Standard Version (1901) He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him. Common English Bible Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever digs a pit will fall into it. And whoever tears apart a hedge, a snake will bite him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him. |
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.
Then ten young men who were Joab’s armor-bearers surrounded Absalom, struck and finished him off.
So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king’s rage subsided.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let Your glory be over all the earth!
The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the treacherous are trapped by their desire.
Whoever digs a pit will fall in it, and whoever rolls a stone— it will come back upon him.
Whoever quarries stones may be hurt by them, and whoever splits logs may be endangered by them.
It will be as when a man is fleeing from a lion—and meets a bear! Or he comes home, leans his hand on the wall, and a snake bites him!
If they should hide themselves at the top of Carmel, I will search them out and take them from there. If they hide themselves from My eyes at the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the sea serpent to bite them.
Then he went to his father’s house at Ophrah and slew his brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, 70 men, on top of one stone. But Jotam, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, for he hid himself.