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32 David arrived at the summit, where he worshipped God.[a]

Hushai the Arkite was there to meet him. His robe was torn, and he had dirt on his head. 33 David said to him, “If you cross over with me, you will become a burden to me. 34 But if you return to the city and you say to Absalom, ‘Let me be your servant, O King. In the past I was a servant of your father. Now I will be your servant,’ then you can defeat the advice of Ahithophel for me.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 15:32 The translation is literal. Many translations take it as a more general statement: where God is worshipped.