John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 15:31

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And [one] told David, etc.] That came either from Hebron or from Jerusalem: Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom; Absalom sent for him, and it seems he came to him, and continued with him, (see <101512>2 Samuel 15:12); and David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness; either suffer him to give foolish counsel, or confound the schemes projected by him, and let them not be carried into execution; for God can, and sometimes does, disappoint crafty counsellors, that they cannot perform what they devise, but they are taken in their own craftiness, and their counsel is carried headlong, (<180512>Job 5:12,13); this prayer was answered, (<101714>2 Samuel 17:14,23).

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