2 Samuel 15:32
And it came to pass, that, when David was come to the top, where he used to bow himself down to God, behold, Chushai the Arkite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
33And David said unto him, If thou passest on with me, thou wouldst be a burden unto me;
Cross References
Joshua 16:2And [the boundary] went out from Beth-el to Luz, and passed along unto the boundary of the Arkites to 'Ataroth,
2 Samuel 13:19And Thamar put ashes on her head, and the garment of divers colors which was on her she rent: and she placed her hand on her head, and went away and cried as she went along.
2 Samuel 16:15And Abshalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Achithophel [also] with him.
2 Samuel 17:5Then said Abshalom, Do call now also Chushai the Arkite, and let us hear what he likewise beareth in his mouth.
1 Kings 8:44If thy people go out to battle against their enemy, on the way on which thou mayest send them, and they do pray unto the Lord in the direction of the city which thou hast chosen, and of the house that I have built for thy name:
1 Chronicles 27:33And Achithophel was the king's counsellor; and Chushai the Arkite 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 →