 None could help but Ahithophel, who withheld his counsel in the hope of seeing David borne away upon the flood.When David again warned him of the malediction, Ahithophel counseled the king to throw a tile, with the ineffable name of God written upon it, into the cavity; whereupon the waters began to sink.Ahithophel is said to have defended his use of the name of God in this emergency by reference to the practice enjoined by Scripture (Num.