2 Samuel 17:23

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

Saw

Proverbs 16:18

Proverbs 19:3

His city

2 Samuel 15:12

Put his household in order

2 Kings 20:1

And hanged

Matthew 27:5

General references

Job 12:17

Bible References

Saw

Pride goes before destruction,

And a haughty spirit before stumbling.

The foolishness of man ruins his way,
And his heart rages against the Lord.

His city

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

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

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.”

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.

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,

“Is it not calamity to the unjust
And disaster to those who work iniquity?

Hold them guilty, O God;

By their own devices let them fall!

In the multitude of their transgressions thrust them out,
For they are rebellious against You.

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 will trust in You.

And he threw the pieces of silver into the temple sanctuary and departed; and he went away and hanged himself.

General references

“He makes counselors walk barefoot
And makes fools of judges.