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2Sa 16:23 — And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, [was] as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so [was] all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

as if		Num 27:21; 1Sa 30:8; Psa 28:2; 1Pe 4:11
oracle of God		Heb. word of God. Psa 19:7
so was		The first counsel of this sagacious but wicked man to Absalom was more like an oracle of Satan, both for subtlety and atrocity. He advised the shameless measure just detailed, in order to establish Absalom, and to preclude the possibility of a reconciliation with David. The wives of a conquered king were always the property of the conqueror; and in possessing these he appeared to possess the right to the kingdom.
all the counsel		2Sa 17:14,23; Job 5:12; Job 28:28; Jer 4:22; Jer 8:9; Mat 11:25; Luk 16:8; Rom 1:22; 1Cr 3:19,20; Jam 3:13-18
both		2Sa 15:12; Ecc 10:1

Correlating Passages

as if

	Num 27:21	And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask [counsel] for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, [both] he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation.
	1Sa 30:8	And David enquired at the LORD, saying, Shall I pursue after this troop? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue: for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and without fail recover [all].
	Psa 28:2	Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
	1Pe 4:11	If any man speak, [let him speak] as the oracles of God; if any man minister, [let him do it] as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

oracle of God

Psa 19:7

The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.

all the counsel

	2Sa 17:14	And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite [is] better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
	2Sa 17:23	And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled [his] ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
	Job 5:12	He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform [their] enterprise.
	Job 28:28	And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that [is] wisdom; and to depart from evil [is] understanding.
	Jer 4:22	For my people [is] foolish, they have not known me; they [are] sottish children, and they have none understanding: they [are] wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
	Jer 8:9	The wise [men] are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the LORD; and what wisdom [is] in them?
	Mat 11:25	At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
	Luk 16:8	And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light.
	Rom 1:22	Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
	1Cr 3:19	For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
	1Cr 3:20	And again, The Lord knoweth the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.
	Jam 3:13	Who [is] a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
	Jam 3:14	But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
	Jam 3:15	This wisdom descendeth not from above, but [is] earthly, sensual, devilish.
	Jam 3:16	For where envying and strife [is], there [is] confusion and every evil work.
	Jam 3:17	But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, [and] easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
	Jam 3:18	And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

both

	2Sa 15:12	And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David's counsellor, from his city, [even] from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
	Ecc 10:1	Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: [so doth] a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom [and] honour.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 16:23," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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