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22 So they pitched a tent for Ab′salom upon the roof; and Ab′salom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.[a] 23 Now in those days the counsel which Ahith′ophel gave was as if one consulted the oracle[b] of God; so was all the counsel of Ahith′ophel esteemed, both by David and by Ab′salom.

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  1. 16.22 Absalom’s action meant that he was supplanting his father in the kingship; cf. 3.7; 12.8.
  2. 2 Samuel 16:23 Heb word

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