2Sa 15:12, Job 19:19, Psa 55:12-14, 20-22, Jer 20:10 | ESV | STEP | And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices , he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite , David’s counselor , from his city Giloh . And the conspiracy grew strong , and the people with Absalom kept increasing .

2 Samuel 15:12

12 And while Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for ^{▼▼Or sent} ^bAhithophel the Gilonite, ^cDavid’s counselor, from his city ^dGiloh. And the conspiracy grew strong, and the people with Absalom ^ekept increasing.

Job 19:19

19 All my ^fintimate friends abhor me,
and those whom I loved have turned against me.

Psalms 55:12-14

12 For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who ^gdeals insolently with me—
then I could hide from him.
13 ^hBut it is you, a man, my equal,
my companion, my familiar friend.
14 We used to take sweet counsel together;
within God’s house we walked in ⁱthe throng.

Psalms 55:20-22

20 My companion ^{▼▼Hebrew He} ^kstretched out his hand against his friends;
he violated his covenant.
21 His ^lspeech was ^msmooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were ⁿdrawn swords.
22 ^oCast your burden on the Lord,
and he will sustain you;
^phe will never permit
the righteous to be moved.

Jeremiah 20:10

10 ^qFor I hear many whispering.
^rTerror is on every side!
“Denounce him! ^sLet us denounce him!”
say all my ^tclose friends,
^uwatching for ^vmy fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
then ^wwe can overcome him
and take our revenge on him.”