Ahithophel
David's counselor, the Gilonite (2SA 15:12, 1CH 27:32)
Personmale17 verses
Names
- Ahithophel — אֲחִיתֹפֶל achiytofel “[poss.] [my] brother is in the desert or [my] brother is foolishness” (H302) · Αχιτοφελ Axitophel — 2 Samuel 15:12
Family
- father of Eliam (son of Ahithophel, twenty-eighth of "the…) (inferred)
Named together
Appearances
Topical references
- One of David's counsellors — 2 Samuel 15:12; 1 Chronicles 27:33
- Joins Absalom — 2 Samuel 15:31; 2 Samuel 15:34; 2 Samuel 16:15; 2 Samuel 16:20; 2 Samuel 17:1
- Probably referred to by David in — Psalms 55:12
- Suicide of — 2 Samuel 17:1; 2 Samuel 17:23
Outline from Nave's Topical Bible (1897); the sub-headings are Nave's own.