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2 Samuel 16:17

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And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

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  1. 2 Samuel 16:15

    And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.

  2. 2 Samuel 16:16

    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.

  3. 2 Samuel 16:18

    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.

  4. 2 Samuel 16:19

    And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.