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2 Samuel 15:12

2 Samuel 15:12

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Ahithophel: 2 Samuel 15:31, 2 Samuel 16:20-23, 2 Samuel 17:14, 2 Samuel 17:23

David's: Psalms 41:9, Psalms 55:12-14; Micah 7:5-6; John 13:18

Giloh: Joshua 15:51

while he offered: Numbers 23:1, Numbers 23:14, Numbers 23:30; 1 Kings 21:9, 1 Kings 21:12; Psalms 50:16-21; Proverbs 21:27; Isaiah 1:10-16; Titus 1:16

the people: Psalms 3:1-2, Psalms 43:1-2

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