2 Samuel 15:33

To whom David said, If thou shalt pass on with me, then thou wilt be a burden to me:

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In The King James Version

Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:

In Context

32And it came to pass, that when David had come to the top of the mount , where he worshiped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head;

34But if thou shalt return to the city, and say to Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 19:35I am this day eighty years old: and can I discern between good and evil? can thy servant taste what I eat or what I drink? can I hear any more the voice of singing-men and singing-women? why then should thy servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?

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 →

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