Why Did Ahithophel Betrayed David - T-Tees - Your Answers Await, Life's Questions Unraveled

One incident recorded in the life of David is found in the book of second Samuel. I will discuss events of the rebellion of Ahithophel and Absalom in this post.

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Ahithophel who had been David’s counselor and right hand man for many many years very quickly betrayed him and even counseled Absalom against David when he overthrew the kingdom

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Ahithophel had been David’s chief counselor for many years so he was the most trusted man in his cabinet.

In second Samuel chapter 15 verse 12 Absalom did not hesitate to call Ahithophel and seek his counsel when he was planning to overthrow his father. This indicates to me that there was some bad blood between the king and his counselor which had been ongoing for quite a period of time. I don’t know if David was aware of it but Absalom was.

In second Samuel chapter 16 verses 21 through 23 Ahithophel advises Absalom to have intercourse with this father’s concubines on the roof of the house in public view. This is the ultimate degradation and the ultimate insult that Absalom could possibly do to his father.

In chapter 17 verses 1 and 2 Ahithophel asks Absalom if he himself can pursue David, capture him when he is weak, and destroy him. Ahithophel wants to bring David’s head personally to Absalom.

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Now the question here is what could possibly cause this trusted aid to David for so many years to hate him so badly that he would tell his son how to humiliate him and that he would personally want to kill David?

The answer to this question I believe is hidden in the Scriptures. If you search carefully it will come to light.

The first part of the answer is found in second Samuel chapter 11 and verse three. When David saw Bathsheba bathing on her roof and wanted to have an affair with her he sent someone to get her. Let’s look at the answer that was given to the king: “And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite?”

Now the Bible does not say who was talking to David but I certainly believe that it could’ve been Ahithophel. Why? Because he was David’s chief counselor and if that would anyone who would attempt to correct David it would have been him.

Notice that the person is attempting to warn David that she is the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah. It seems that this person is attempting very tactfully to stop the king from doing what he has intended to do.

In second Samuel chapter 23 and verse 34 when we look into Ahithophel’s genealogy we can find we find our answer

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Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, the son of the Maachathite, Eliam the son of Ahithophel the Gilonite.

Did you see the answer? Bathsheba was the daughter of Eliam, who was Ahithophel’s son. So when David murdered Uriah he was actually murdering Ahithophel’s son in law.

When he had the affair with Bathsheba he was actually having the affair with Ahithophel’s granddaughter.

We must be careful because our sin will surely find us out and cause severe consequences. One of the consequences of David’s sin was that his most trusted advisor carried the grudge for many years which was the reason that he helped his son to overthrow him.

I can only imagine the pain that Ahithophel carried for all of those years knowing that the man that he served had devastated his family so.

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