Absalom, a Hitophel's Counselor

Hushai, the arkite came to meet him with his coat torn and earth upon his head. Hushai becomes david's spy. The first book of chronicles, chapter 19, defeat of the ammonites and the syrians. David sent messengers to console hanun concerning his father. But the princes of the ammoniting said to hanun, do you think that he is honoring your father? Have not his servants come to you to search and to overthrow and to spy out the land? And they departed.