Bible Cross References
Hushai
2 Samuel 15:32-37
32
When David reached the top of the hill, where there was a place of worship, his trusted friend Hushai the Archite met him with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head.
33
David said to him, "You will be of no help to me if you come with me,
34
but you can help me by returning to the city and telling Absalom that you will now serve him as faithfully as you served his father. And do all you can to oppose any advice that Ahithophel gives.
35
The priests Zadok and Abiathar will be there; tell them everything you hear in the king's palace.
36
They have their sons Ahimaaz and Jonathan with them, and you can send them to me with all the information you gather."
37
So Hushai, David's friend, returned to the city just as Absalom was arriving.
2 Samuel 16:16-19
16
When Hushai, David's trusted friend, met Absalom, he shouted, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
17
"What has happened to your loyalty to your friend David?" Absalom asked him. "Why didn't you go with him?"
18
Hushai answered, "How could I? I am for the one chosen by the LORD, by these people, and by all the Israelites. I will stay with you.
19
After all, whom should I serve, if not my master's son? As I served your father, so now I will serve you."