| 1 | Ahithophel was the king's counselor. | |
| 2 | For who hath known the mind of the Lord? or who hath been his counsellor? | |
| 3 | Thy testimonies also [are] my delight [and] my counsellors. | |
| 4 | Jonathan, David's uncle, was a counselor, a man of insight and a scribe. | |
| 5 | With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves; |