<p class="bodytext">Year after year<n id="1" /> this man would go up from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the <sc>Lordsc> of hosts at Shiloh. It was there that the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phineas, served as the <sc>Lordsc>&#8217;s priests.

While he was offering sacrifices, Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David&#8217;s adviser,<n id="1" /> to come from his city, Giloh.<n id="2" /> The conspiracy was gaining momentum, and the people were starting to side with Absalom.p>