2 Samuel 16:17

The Message

Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this the way you show devotion to your good friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend David?”

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:18

“Because,” said Hushai, “I want to be with the person that God and this people and all Israel have chosen. And I want to stay with him. Besides, who is there to serve other than the son? Just as I served your father, I’m now ready to serve you.”

Proverbs 17:17

Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.

Proverbs 18:24

Friends come and friends go, but a true friend sticks by you like family.

Deuteronomy 32:6

Don’t you realize it is God you are treating like this? This is crazy; don’t you have any sense of reverence? Isn’t this your father who created you, who made you and gave you a place on Earth? Read up on what happened before you were born; dig into the past, understand your roots. Ask your parents what it was like before you were born; ask the old-ones, they’ll tell you a thing or two.