2 Samuel 16:18 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁸ ‘Not at all,’ Hushai answered Absalom. ‘I am on the side of the one that the Lord, this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen. I will stay with him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁸ And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁸ Hushai said to Absalom, No, for whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, and with him I will remain.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁸ And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom Jehovah, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.

Common English Bible

¹⁸ “No,” Hushai replied to Absalom, “I will belong to the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all Israel, and I will stay with him.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁸ And Hushai responded to Absalom: "By no means! For I will be his, whom the Lord has chosen. And I, and all this people, and all of Israel, will remain with him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁸ And Chusai answered Absalom: Nay: for I will be his, whom the Lord hath chosen, and all this people, and all Israel; and with him will I abide.

2 Samuel 16:18 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 16:17

‘Is this your loyalty to your friend? ’ Absalom asked Hushai. ‘Why didn’t you go with your friend? ’

2 Samuel 16:19

Furthermore, whom will I serve if not his son? As I served in your father’s presence, I will also serve in yours.’

1 Samuel 16:13

So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him  in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully on David from that day forward.  Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.