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Ahithophel was the king`s counselor: and Hushai the Archite was the king`s friend:
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A Tale of Two Counselors
The verse names two of David's most famous advisors: Ahithophel and Hushai. Commentators highlight the dramatic contrast between them. Ahithophel was known for his brilliant but ultimately treacherous counsel, which ended in his suicide. Hushai, the 'king's friend,' was the model of faithfulness, whose loyalty and wisdom saved David's kingdom during Absalom's rebellion.
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1 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
This is a supplemental list of some of David's chief officers not mentioned previously. The list cannot be from a very late part of David’s reign, …
19th Century
Anglican
IV.—DAVID’S PRIVY COUNCIL (1 Chronicles 27:32–34)
Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counsellor.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 1 Chronicles 27:25).
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