2nd Samuel Chapter 16 verse 17 Holy Bible

ASV 2ndSamuel 16:17

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
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BBE 2ndSamuel 16:17

And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?
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DARBY 2ndSamuel 16:17

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why didst thou not go with thy friend?
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KJV 2ndSamuel 16:17

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
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WBT 2ndSamuel 16:17

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
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WEB 2ndSamuel 16:17

Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn't you go with your friend?
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YLT 2ndSamuel 16:17

And Absalom saith unto Hushai, `This thy kindness with thy friend! why hast thou not gone with thy friend?'
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - Is this thy kindness to thy friend? After carrying the king to Ayephim, on the banks of the Jordan, the narrator now turns back to Absalom, because David was to wait at the caravanserai for news from Jerusalem. And immediately on his arrival, Hushai hastens into Absalom's presence, loudly exclaiming, "Long live the king!" for such is the meaning of the Hebrew. The young man is surprised; for Hushai was David's friend and trusted confidant. Yet he does not suspect this sudden breaking of old ties, but, looking at the bright side only, sees in it a proof that his party was looked upon as sure of success, and David's cause as hopeless. He welcomes, therefore, so notable an adherent, and Hushai's pretences confirm his self-deceit; for he professes to regard Absalom as king, not by fraud and violence, but by the formal choice of both Jehovah and the people. On this assumption, obedience to the nation's choice became a religious duty, and Hushai's love to the father was a pledge of love to the son. We must not, however, condemn Absalom for too easy credulity. The nation was in his favour, and, had he acted with promptitude, David's cause would have been lost.

Ellicott's Commentary