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Ahithophel
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| Ahithophel |
| Name Means |
"Brother of foolishness." |
| Home |
Giloh, near Hebron, in the hill country
of Judah (II Samuel 15:12). |
| Family |
Was the father of
Eliam, one of David's "mighty men" and numbered among the "thirty" (II Samuel 23:34); possibly the grandfather
of Bathsheba (II Samuel 11:3); which might help explain his defection to Absalom. |
| Occupation |
Advisor to King David and later to his son Absalom (II Samuel 16:23). |
| Best Known As |
David's counselor who sided with
Absalom in his ill-fated rebellion, then committed suicide when it became apparent that
Absalom had decided to follow another man's bad advice (II Samuel 15:12, 17:23). One piece
of Ahithophel's advice that Absalom did take was to lie with David's concubines (II Samuel 16:21), an act which
fulfilled Nathan's prophecy (II Samuel 12:11-12) and in effect meant that Absalom was
assuming the throne (II Samuel 3:7). |
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