2 Samuel 16:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Hushai answered, “The LORD and the people of Israel have chosen you to be king. I can't leave. I have to stay and serve the one they've chosen.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:17

But Absalom asked Hushai, “Is this how you show loyalty to your friend David? Why didn't you go with him?”

2 Samuel 16:19

Besides, it seems right for me to serve you, just as I served your father.”

1 Samuel 16:13

Samuel poured the oil on David's head while his brothers watched. At that moment, the Spirit of the LORD took control of David and stayed with him from then on. Samuel returned home to Ramah.