2 Samuel 17:14-23

14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For 1the Lord had ordained to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring calamity on Absalom.

15Then 2Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “3This is what Ahithophel counseled Absalom and the elders of Israel, and 4this is what I have counseled. 16Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, ‘5Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means cross over, or else the king and all the people who are with him will be 6destroyed.’” 177Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at 8En-rogel, and a maidservant would go and tell them, and they would go and tell King David, for they could not be seen entering the city. 18But a lad did see them and told Absalom; so the two of them departed quickly and came to the house of a man 9in Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard, and they went down 10into it. 19And 11the woman 12took a covering and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known. 20Then Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And 13the woman said to them, “They have crossed the brook of water.” And when they searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

21It came about after they had departed that they came up out of the well and went and told King David; and they said to David, “14Arise and cross over the water quickly for thus Ahithophel has counseled against you.” 22Then David and all the people who were with him arose and crossed the Jordan; and by 15dawn not even one remained who had not crossed the Jordan.

23Now when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not 16followed, he 17saddled his donkey and arose and went to his home, to 18his city, and 1920set his house in order, and 21strangled himself; thus he died and was buried in the grave of his father.