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2 Samuel 15:31

2 Samuel 15:31

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Ahithophel: 2 Samuel 15:12; Psalms 3:1, Psalms 41:9, Psalms 55:12, Psalms 55:14; Matthew 26:14-15; John 13:18

O Lord: Psalms 55:15, Psalms 109:3

turn the counsel: 2 Samuel 16:23, 2 Samuel 17:14, 2 Samuel 17:23; Job 5:12, Job 12:16-20; Isaiah 19:3, Isaiah 19:11-25; Jeremiah 8:8-9; 1 Corinthians 1:20, 1 Corinthians 3:18-20; James 3:15

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