2Sa 17:1-2, Mat 5:7, 18:33-35, Jam 2:13 | ESV | STEP | Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom , Let me choose twelve thousand men , and I will arise and pursue David tonight .

2 Samuel 17:1-2

Hushai Saves David

1 Moreover, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue David tonight. 2 I will come upon him while he is ^aweary and discouraged and throw him into a panic, and all the people who are with him will flee. ^bI will strike down only the king,

Matthew 5:7

7 “Blessed are ^cthe merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

Matthew 18:33-35

33 ^dAnd should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 ^eAnd in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, ^{▼▼Greek torturers} ^guntil he should pay all his debt. 35 ^hSo also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother ⁱfrom your heart.”

James 2:13

13 For ^jjudgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.