2 Samuel 17:1-3

Christian Standard Bible

17 Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will set out in pursuit of David tonight. ² I will attack him while he is weary and discouraged,^[a] throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will scatter. I will strike down only the king^{(A) 3} and bring all the people back to you. When everyone returns except the man you’re looking for, all^[b] the people will be at peace.”