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Summary
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
His city
Put his household in order
General references
Bible References
Saw
Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction,
And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
And a haughty spirit before stumbling.
Proverbs 19:3 The foolishness of man ruins his way,
And his heartrages against the Lord.
And his heart
His city
2 Samuel 15:12
And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong, for the people increased continually with Absalom.
Put his household in order
2 Kings 20:1 In those days Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came to him and said to him, “Thus says the Lord, ‘Set your house in order, for you shall die and not live.’”
And hanged
2 Samuel 15:31
Now someone told David, saying, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, I pray, make the counsel of Ahithophel foolishness.”
1 Samuel 31:4 Then Saul said to his armor bearer, “Draw your sword and pierce me through with it, otherwise these uncircumcised will come and pierce me through and make sport of me.” But his armor bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. So Saul took his sword and fell on it.
1 Kings 16:18
When Zimri saw that the city was taken, he went into the citadel of the king’s house and burned the king’s house over him with fire, and died,
Job 31:3 “Is it not calamity to the unjust
And disaster tothose who work iniquity?
And disaster to
Psalm 5:10 Hold them guilty, O God;
By their own devices let them fall!
In the multitude of their transgressionsthrust them out,
For they arerebellious against You.
In the multitude of their transgressions
For they are
Psalm 55:23 But You, O God, will bring them down to the pit of destruction;
Men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days.
But I willtrust in You.
But I will
Matthew 27:5
And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.
General references
Job 12:17 “He makes counselors walk barefoot
And makes fools ofjudges.
And makes fools of