2 Samuel 16:18

וַיֹּאמֶר חוּשַׁי אֶל ־ אַבְשָׁלֹם לֹא כִּי אֲשֶׁר בָּחַר יְהוָה וְהָעָם הַזֶּה וְכָל ־ אִישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל לא אֶהְיֶה וְאִתּוֹ אֵשֵֽׁב ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

In Context

17וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶל ־ חוּשַׁי זֶה חַסְדְּךָ אֶת ־ רֵעֶךָ לָמָּה לֹֽא ־ הָלַכְתָּ אֶת ־ רֵעֶֽךָ ׃

19וְהַשֵּׁנִית לְמִי אֲנִי אֶֽעֱבֹד הֲלוֹא לִפְנֵי בְנוֹ כַּאֲשֶׁר עָבַדְתִּי לִפְנֵי אָבִיךָ כֵּן אֶהְיֶה לְפָנֶֽיךָ ׃ פ

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Cross References

1 Samuel 16:13וַיִּקַּח שְׁמוּאֵל אֶת ־ קֶרֶן הַשֶּׁמֶן וַיִּמְשַׁח אֹתוֹ בְּקֶרֶב אֶחָיו וַתִּצְלַח רֽוּחַ ־ יְהוָה אֶל ־ דָּוִד מֵהַיּוֹם הַהוּא וָמָעְלָה וַיָּקָם שְׁמוּאֵל וַיֵּלֶךְ הָרָמָֽתָה ׃ ס

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 16:16-23

Hushai Deceives Absalom; Ahithophel's Wicked Counsel. ( b. c. 1023.) 15 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him. 16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king. 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? 18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord , and this people, and all the men… Read the whole commentary →

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