And Hushai said to Absalom, No, but whom Jehovah and this people, and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, and I will stay with him.
2 Samuel 16:17 - Modern King James Version And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not 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? |
And Hushai said to Absalom, No, but whom Jehovah and this people, and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, and I will stay with him.
And it happened when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for the time of trouble.
A man who has friends may be broken up, but there is a Lover who sticks closer than a brother.
Do you thus give back to Jehovah, Oh foolish and unwise people? Is He not your Father who bought you? Has He not made you and established you?