2 Samuel 16:20
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Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give your counsel what we shall do.
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Jerusalem was David’s royal city, which Absalom had entered to seize the kingdom; the Mount of Olives lay just east of it, where David fled in grief. The Jordan marked the farther boundary of David’s flight, emphasizing the crisis as Ahithophel advised Absalom how to secure his usurpation.
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2 Samuel 16:20 mentions Jerusalem, Jordan and Mount of Olives.
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