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16 When David’s friend Hushai from Archi’s family came to Absalom, he said, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

17 “Is that how loyal you are to your friend?” Absalom asked Hushai. “Why didn’t you go with him?”

18 Hushai answered Absalom, “No, I want to be with the one whom Yahweh, these people, and all Israel have chosen. I will be his friend and stay with him.

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16 Then Hushai(A) the Arkite, David’s confidant, went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

17 Absalom said to Hushai, “So this is the love you show your friend? If he’s your friend, why didn’t you go with him?”(B)

18 Hushai said to Absalom, “No, the one chosen by the Lord, by these people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and I will remain with him.

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