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.
With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built 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?
He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.
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.
That bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.