“And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” But there was one who was not deceived—one who clearly foresaw the result of this fatal mistake of Absalom's. Ahithophel knew that the cause of the rebels was lost. And he knew that whatever might be the fate of the prince, there was no hope for the counselor who had instigated his greatest crimes. Ahithophel had encouraged Absalom in rebellion; he had counseled him to the most abominable wickedness, to the dishonor of his father; he had advised the slaying of David and had planned its accomplishment; he had cut off the last possibility of his own reconciliation with the king; and now another was preferred before him, even by Absalom. Jealous, angry, and desperate, Ahithophel “gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died.” Such was the result of the wisdom of one, who, with all his high endowments, did not make…
"And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom."
EGW directly quotes 2 Samuel 17:14.
"For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord."
Ellen White directly references Romans 6:23 in this passage.
"What were the feelings of the father and king, so cruelly wronged, in this terrible peril? “A mighty valiant man,” a man of war, a king, whose word was law, betrayed by his son whom he had loved and indulged and unwisely trusted, wronged and deserted by subjects bound to him by the strongest ties of honor and fealty—in what words did David pour out the feelings of his soul? In the hour of his darkest trial David's heart was stayed upon God, and he sang: PP 741.4"
"For it was not an enemy that reproached me; then I could have borne it: neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me; then I would have hid myself from him:"
The EGW passage describes David's betrayal by his son and subjects, leading to a moment of deep distress. While it doesn't directly quote Psalm 55:12, the verse's sentiment about the pain of betrayal by someone close aligns with the context of David's situation described by EGW.
"But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head."
The EGW passage describes David's distress and his reliance on God during a time of betrayal. Psalm 3:3 expresses trust in God as a shield and source of glory. While not a direct quote, the theme of finding strength and protection in God during adversity connects the two passages.