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- That is, "Distract their counsels; and let their devices be confounded" - and the prayer was heard. See the parallel passages. "Go to,ª° let us go down,ª° and there¹ confoundª° their language,ª thatª they may not¹ understandª° oneª another'sª speech.ª ... Therefore¹¹ is the name¹ of it² calledª° Babel;ª because¹ the LORDª did there¹ confoundª° the languageª of all¹ the earth:ª and from thence¹¹ did²° the LORDª scatter them abroadª° upon¹ the faceª of all¹ the earth.ª" {Gen 11:7-9} + "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} + "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 Absalomª and all¹ the menª of Israelª said,ª° The counselª of Hushaiª the Architeª [is] betterª than the counselª¹ of Ahithophel.ª For the LORDª had appointedª° to defeatª°¹ the goodª counselª of Ahithophel,ª to the intentª that the LORDª might bringª° evilª upon¹ Absalom.ª" {2Sm 17:1-14} + "Thenª cameª° the¹ officersª toª the¹ chief priestsª andª Pharisees;ª andª theyª saidª° unto them,ª Whyª have ye²° notª broughtª° him?ª ... Andª every manª wentª° untoª his own²¹ house.ª" {Jhn 7:45-53} + "Butª when Paulª perceivedª° thatª the¹ oneª partª wereª° Sadducees,ª andª the¹ otherª Pharisees,ª he cried outª° inª the¹ council,ª Menª [and] brethren,ª Iª amª° a Pharisee,ª the sonª of a Pharisee:ª ofª the hopeª andª resurrectionª of the deadª Iª am called in question.ª° ... Andª when there aroseª° a greatª dissension,ª the¹ chief captain,ª fearingª° lestª Paulª should have been pulled in piecesª° ofª them,ª commandedª° the¹ soldiersª to go down,ª° and to take²° him² by forceª°¹ fromª amongª them,²¹ andª to bringª° [him] intoª the¹ castle.ª" {Act 23:6-10}
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