2 Samuel 17:23 Meaning and Explanation
“And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.”
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What Does 2 Samuel 17:23 Mean?
The chapter turns to Ahithophel's end. When he sees his advice set aside, he understands the rebellion is doomed and rides home, settles his household affairs, and hangs himself, and is buried in his father's tomb. His deliberate care over his estate makes the act all the more sorrowful.
Once the wisest voice in the land, Ahithophel falls by his own hand when his counsel fails. Here is the bitter end of a gifted man who turned against the king he once served. His betrayal and despairing death stand as a solemn shadow of another counselor who would betray a greater Son of David, and likewise come to ruin. The wisdom of this world, set against the Lord, cannot save even itself.
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What does 2 Samuel 17:23 mean?
Seeing his counsel rejected, Ahithophel goes home, sets his affairs in order, and takes his own life.