2 Samuel 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.
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Gill's Exposition
And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he had counselled in those days,.... Both in the days of David, and in the days of Absalom, before and since the rebellion:
was as if a man had inquired of the…
Absalom had notice sent him speedily by some of his friends at Jerusalem that David had withdrawn, and with what a small retinue he had gone; so that the coasts were clear, Absalom might take…
Academic commentary, 1882–1921
Cambridge Bible
had inquired at the oracle of God Lit. had inquired of the word of God= had inquired of God, which was done by means of the Urim and Thummim in the breastplate upon the High-priest's ephod. Cp. 1Sa…
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