2 Samuel 17:14 meaning and explanation

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Absalom has seized the throne from his father David, and two advisers have just given competing plans. Ahithophel, whose counsel was normally treated as the word of God, urged an immediate night attack on the weary king.

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