2 Samuel 15:31 Explained in Context

Read It With

• 2 Samuel 15:30–37

Read 2 Samuel 15:31 with 15:30–37. The wording “And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I…” supplies one step in the thought unit through its next reported action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: David ascends weeping and barefoot, prays against Ahithophel's counsel, receives Hushai, and sends him to frustrate the conspiracy and relay news.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Within “Mourning, Ahithophel, and Hushai's Countermission,” 2 Samuel 15:31 advances the thought unit through its next reported action, speech, or consequence through the wording “And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: 2 Samuel 15:24–29 establishes this prior movement: Abiathar and Zadok bring the ark, but David returns it to Jerusalem, entrusts his future to divine favor or rejection, and makes the priests informants. 2 Samuel 15:30–37 continues the narrative consequence; that demonstrated relationship, rather than sequence alone, explains its placement.