"He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools."
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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 Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.
With kings and counsellors of the earth, which build desolate places for themselves;
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.
And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
He takes away the wisdom of the wise guides, and makes judges foolish;
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools;
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
He leadeth counselors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.
Causing counsellors to go away a spoil, And judges He maketh foolish.