Hushai said to Absalom, “No; but the one whom the Lord and this people and all the Israelites have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will remain.
2 Samuel 16:17 - New Revised Standard Version Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty 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? |
Hushai said to Absalom, “No; but the one whom the Lord and this people and all the Israelites have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will remain.
When he came from 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 kinsfolk are born to share adversity.
Some friends play at friendship but a true friend sticks closer than one's nearest kin.
Do you thus repay the Lord, O foolish and senseless people? Is not he your father, who created you, who made you and established you?