2 Samuel 16:18 - Plain English Version

¹⁸ But Hushai lied again and said, “I can’t follow him any more. You are the big boss now. God and the Israel mob, they have picked you to be the big boss. I belong to you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Hushai said to Absalom, No, for whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, and with him I will remain.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom Jehovah, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ “No,” Hushai replied to Absalom, “I will belong to the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all Israel, and I will stay with him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And Hushai responded to Absalom: "By no means! For I will be his, whom the Lord has chosen. And I, and all this people, and all of Israel, will remain with him.

2 Samuel 16:18 Cross References

2 Samuel 16:17

Absalom said, “You are a friend of David. You used to follow him. So how come you are not with him now?”

2 Samuel 16:19

This is the best way for me now. I will work for you, just like I worked for your father.” And Absalom believed him.

1 Samuel 16:13

So Samuel got the bottle of olive oil, and he poured oil on David’s head, while his older brothers were watching. God’s spirit went into David in a powerful way and stayed in him from that day on. Then Samuel went back to his place at Ramah.