17 U-Ahithofeli wasesithi ku-Abhisalomu: “Ngicela ukukhetha amadoda angu-12 000 ngilandele uDavida lamuhla ebusuku. 2 Ngizatheleka kuye ngimhlasele ediniwe njalo engelamandla.+ Uzakwethuka futhi bonke abantu abalaye bazabaleka. Ngizabulala inkosi yodwa,+ 3 besengibuyisela bonke abantu kuwe. Okuzakwenzakala emuntwini omdingayo yikho okuzakwenza bonke abantu baphenduke. Lapho-ke bonke abantu bazahlala ngokuthula.”