2 Samuel 16:17-19

Evangelical Heritage Version

¹⁷ Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty for your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?”

¹⁸ Hushai said to Absalom, “No. The person who has been chosen by the Lord, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—this is the one with whom I will be and with whom I will remain. ¹⁹ Besides, whom should I serve if not the king’s son? As I have served your father, so I will serve you.”