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Ahithophel saw that his advice wasn't being followed. So he put a saddle on his donkey. He started out for his house in his hometown. When he got there, he put everything in order. He made out his will. Then he killed himself. So he died, and his body was buried in his father's tomb.
Reference
Hebrew: ʼĂchîythôphel
Achithophel, an Israelite
Hebrew: massôwr
a saw
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: γνώμη (gnṓmē)
cognition, i.e. (subjectively) opinion, or (objectively) resolve (counsel, consent, etc.)
Hebrew: ṭaʻam
properly, a taste, i.e. (figuratively) perception; by implication, intelligence; transitively, a mandate
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: hâdâh
to stretch forth the hand
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Hebrew: bayith
{a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)}
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: hâdâh
to stretch forth the hand
Greek: τάξις (táxis)
regular arrangement, i.e. (in time) fixed succession (of rank or character), official dignity
Hebrew: çeder
order
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: χρώς (chrṓs)
the body (properly, its surface or skin)
Hebrew: bâsâr
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: πατήρ (patḗr)
a "father" (literally or figuratively, near or more remote)
Hebrew: ʼab
{father}
Verse Explanation
When Ahithophel saw that his advice had been rejected and that Absalom would follow Hushai's plan, he returned to his hometown. He prepared his household, set his affairs in order, and hanged himself. His death reveals his despair and his understanding that the rebellion would likely fail.
History
Ahithophel's death occurred before the final battle between David and Absalom.