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(The view expressed in this blog are my own and should not be taken as inspired in any way.)
2 Samuel 15:31–37, “And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head: Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me: 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. And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok’s son, and Jonathan Abiathar’s son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear. So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.”
Ahithophel was known as a wise and clever counsellor. His opinion was highly respected and David was concerned that Ahithophel’s counsel would be accepted and he would not be able find a defence against Ahithophel’s plans. He prayed to the Lord to destroy Ahithophel’s counsel. After this another of David’s advisors and his close friend, Hushai, came to flee with David. David saw an opportunity that the Lord had presented to him after his prayer. He asked Hushai to stay in Jerusalem and give contrary advise to any that Ahithophel gave. After all, Hushai was an intellectual and wasn’t used to living hard and fighting battles. David would have to make and extra effort to take care of Hushai if Hushai came along. Hushai knew that there were to two priests who were supporting David in the city and they they had their sons who would be able to bring any messages to David. Hushai stayed in Jerusalem to look after David’s interests and give him any intelligence that would be helpful as he tried to retain the kingdom.
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