 አቤሴሎም አኪጦፌልን፦ " ምን እንደምናደርግ ምከሩ፤ " ቢለው፥ " ቤት ሊጠብቁ ወደተዋቸው ወደ አባትህ ቊባቶች ግባ፥ እስራኤል ሁሉ አባትህን እንዳሳፈርኸው ይሰማሉ፥ ከአንተም ጋር ያሉት ሁሉ እጃቸው ይበረታል።
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, "Go in to your father's servant-wives, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel will hear that you are abhorred of your father, then the hands of all who [are] with you will be strong."