18. Then Hushai said to Absalom, “No, rather, whom Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, to him I will be, and with him I will remain.
19. Furthermore, for whom have I served? Is it not in the presence of his son that I have served before your father? So shall I serve you!”
20. Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give your advice. What shall we do?”
21. And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Go to the concubines of your father whom he left behind to watch over the house, then all of Israel will hear that you made yourself odious to your father, and all of your followers will be motivated!”