13. So David and his men continued on the way, while Shimei kept walking alongside the hill parallel with him, cursing as he walked, casting stones at him and throwing dirt.
14. Finally the king and all the people that were with him arrived weary, so he refreshed himself there.
15. Meanwhile Absalom and all the people of the men of Israel arrived in Jerusalem. Ahithophel was with him.
16. Now when David’s friend Hushai the Archite came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
17. But Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”
18. “No!” said Hushai to Absalom. “For the one whom Adonai has chosen—as well as these people, all the men of Israel—his I will be and with him I will stay.
19. Besides, whom should I serve? Shouldn’t I be in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father’s presence, so I will be in your presence.”
20. Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your counsel. What should we do?”
21. So Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go to your father’s concubines whom he has left to take care of the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself abhorrent to your father and the hands of all who are with you will also be strengthened.”
22. So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
23. Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was like inquiring for the word of God—so was all of Ahithophel’s counsel both with David and with Absalom.