Chushai said to Avshalom, No; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Yisra'el have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
2 Samuel 16:17 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Avshalom said to Chushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn't you go with your friend? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness and loyalty to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend? American Standard Version (1901) And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? Common English Bible But Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this how you show loyal love to your friend? Why didn’t you go with him?” Catholic Public Domain Version And Absalom said to him: "Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Absalom said to him: Is this thy kindness to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend? |
Chushai said to Avshalom, No; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Yisra'el have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
It happened, when he was come to Yerushalayim to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why didn't you go with me, Mefivoshet?
A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
Do you thus requite the LORD, foolish people and unwise? Isn't he your father who has bought you? He has made you, and established you.