- the deceitful:
- Heb. a man of deceit and iniquity, "Deliverª° me, O my God,ª out of the handª¹ of the wicked,ª out of the handª¹ of the unrighteousª° and cruel¹ man.²°" {Psa 71:4} + "And [one] toldª° David,ª saying,ª° Ahithophelª [is] among the conspiratorsª° with¹ Absalom.ª And Davidª said,ª° O LORD,ª I pray thee,¹ turn¹ the counselª of Ahithophelª into foolishness.ª°" {2Sm 15:31} + "Then saidª° Absalomª to¹ Ahithophel,ª Giveª° counselª among you what¹ we shall do.ª° ... And the counselª of Ahithophel,ª which¹ he counselledª° in those¹ days,ª [was] as¹ if a manª had enquiredª° at the oracleª of God:ª so¹ [was] all¹ the counselª of Ahithophelª both¹ with Davidª and¹ with Absalom.ª" {2Sm 16:20-23} + "Moreover Ahithophelª saidª° unto¹ Absalom,ª Let me now¹ choose outª° twelveªª thousandª men,ª and I will ariseª° and pursueª° afterª Davidª this night:ª ... And the sayingª pleasedª° Absalomª well,ª and all¹ the eldersª of Israel.ª" {2Sm 17:1-4}
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