I will come upon him while he is weary and discouraged, and throw him into a panic — and all the people who are with him will flee, and I will strike down only the king — Ahithophel's strategy is to target David specifically, leaving the army to disperse. This focused approach acknowledges that if David is killed, his followers will abandon the cause. Ahithophel's confidence is rooted in military realism: a pursuing force can catch an exhausted opponent.

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