1. Then Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Let me pick twelve thousand men, and I will go after David tonight.
2. I will attack him while he is tired and weak, and I will throw him into a panic. All the troops with him will run off. I promise to kill the king alone,
3. and I will bring all the people back to you like a bride comes back to her husband. It’s only one man’s life you are seeking; everyone else can be at peace."
4. This plan seemed excellent to Absalom and the Israelite elders.