2 Samuel 15:32
And it came to pass, that, when David came to the top [of the ascent], where God was worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn, and dirt upon his head.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
33And David said to him, If thou pass on with me, then thou will be a burden to me,
Cross References
Joshua 16:2And it went out from Bethel to Luz, and passed along to the border of the Archites to Ataroth,
2 Samuel 13:19And Tamar put ashes on her head, and tore her garment of various colors that was on her. And she laid her hand on her head, and went her way, crying aloud as she went.
2 Samuel 16:15And Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
2 Samuel 17:5Then Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he says.
1 Kings 8:44If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, by whatever way thou shall send them, and they pray to LORD toward the city which thou have chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name,
1 Chronicles 27:33And Ahithophel was the king's counselor. And Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 15:32-37
David's Request to Hushai. ( b. c. 1023.) 31 And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Lord , I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 32 And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head: 33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me: 34 But if thou return to the… Read the whole commentary →