2 Samuel 17:14-23

14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” For 1the Lord had ordained to foil the good advice of Ahithophel, in order for the Lord to bring disaster on Absalom.

15Then 2Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “3This is what Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel to do, and 4this is what I have advised. 16Now then, send a messenger quickly and tell David, saying, ‘5Do not spend the night at the river crossing places 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 female servant would go and inform them, and they would go and inform King David, for they could not allow themselves to be seen entering the city. 18But a boy did see them, and he told Absalom; so the two of them left 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 cover and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered barley meal 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 did 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 reported to King David; and they said to David, “14Set out and cross over the water quickly, because this is what Ahithophel has advised against you.” 22Then David and all the people who were with him set out and crossed the Jordan; by 15dawn not even one remained who had not crossed the Jordan.

23Now when Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been 16followed, he saddled his donkey and set out and went to his home, to 17his city, and 1819set his house in order, and 20hanged himself; so he died and was buried in his father’s grave.