2 Samuel 16:16 - Revised Version 1885

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom, Hushai said to [him], Long live the king! Long live the king!

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, Long live the king, Long live the king.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ Then David’s friend Hushai, who was from Erek, approached Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, had gone to Absalom, he said to him: "May you be well, O king! May you be well, O king!"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And when Chusai the Arachite, David's friend, was come to Absalom, he said to him: God save thee, O king; God save thee, O king.

2 Samuel 16:16 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:32

And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the ascent, where God was worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:

2 Samuel 15:34

but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant in time past, so will I now be thy servant: then shalt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

2 Samuel 15:37

So Hushai David's friend came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.

1 Kings 1:25

For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fatlings and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah.

1 Kings 1:34

and let Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet anoint him there king over Israel: and blow ye with the trumpet, and say, God save king Solomon.

1 Kings 4:5

and Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers; and Zabud the son of Nathan was priest, and the king's friend;

2 Kings 11:12

Then he brought out the king's son, and put the crown upon him, and gave him the testimony; and they made him king, and anointed him; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king.

Daniel 2:4

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.

Daniel 5:10

Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever; let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:

Daniel 6:21

Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever.

Daniel 6:6

Then these presidents and satraps assembled together to the king, and said thus unto him, King Darius, live for ever.

Matthew 21:9

And the multitudes that went before him, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

1 Samuel 10:24

And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LORD hath chosen, that there is none like him among all the people? And all the people shouted, and said, God save the king.