And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?(2 Samuel 16:17)

And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.(2 Samuel 16:18)

And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.(2 Samuel 16:19)

Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.

And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, which he hath left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abhorred of thy father: then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong.(2 Samuel 16:21)

So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.(2 Samuel 16:22)

And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counseled in those days, was as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.(2 Samuel 16:23)

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2 Samuel 16:20 - Cross Reference

And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. (Acts 4:23)

There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD. (Proverbs 21:30)

Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us. (Isaiah 8:10)

When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: (Matthew 27:1)

Come on, let us deal wisely with them; lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there falleth out any war, they join also unto our enemies, and fight against us, and so get them up out of the land. (Exodus 1:10)

The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, (Psalm 2:2)

The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth. (Psalm 37:12)

Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the LORD, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us? (Isaiah 29:15)