2 Samuel 15:34
But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
Cross-reference
In 2 Samuel 15:27, David sends the priests back as informants — the same spy network strategy established here.
In 2 Samuel 15:20, David tells Ittai to return to Jerusalem — a similar pattern of sending supporters back, though Ittai refuses while Hushai agrees.
In 2 Samuel 16:16-19, Hushai feigns loyalty to Absalom — directly executing the plan David outlined in 15:34 to deceive the court.
In 2 Samuel 17:5, Absalom calls for Hushai's counsel — the direct outcome of Hushai following David's instructions to gain Absalom's trust.
In 2 Samuel 16:19, Hushai executes the feigned loyalty David instructed here, pretending to serve Absalom.
In 2 Samuel 17:14, Hushai’s advice prevails and defeats Ahithophel’s counsel — exactly the outcome David planned here.
In Job 5:13, God catches the wise in their own craftiness — a theological principle illustrated when God defeats Ahithophel’s counsel.
In Psalm 33:10, God frustrates the plans of nations — a broader echo of God overriding human counsel, as with Ahithophel here.
In Matthew 10:16, Jesus tells disciples to be wise as serpents among wolves — David's instruction to Hushai exemplifies this shrewdness in a hostile setting.