2 Samuel 16:16-18

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¹⁶ David’s friend Hushai the Arkite came to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

¹⁷ Absalom asked, “·Why are you not loyal [^LIs this the love/loyalty you show] to your friend David? Why didn’t you leave Jerusalem with your friend?”

¹⁸ Hushai said, “I belong to the one chosen by the Lord and by these people and everyone in Israel. I will stay with ·you [^Lhim].