American Standard Version
"And David said unto him, If thou passest on with me, then thou wilt be a burden unto me: "
— 2 Samuel 15:33, American Standard Version
“Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:”
“David said to him, "If you pass on with me, then you will be a burden to me;”
“David said to him,“If you leave with me you will be a burden to me.”
“And David said to him: If thou come with me, thou wilt be a burden to me:”
“David said to him, If you go on with me, you will be a trouble to me:”
“Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:”
And David went up by the ascent of themount ofOlives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people that were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
And it came to pass, that, when David was come to the top of the ascent, where God was worshipped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head.
And David said unto him, If thou passest on with me, then thou wilt be a burden unto me:
but if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father’s servant in time past, so will I now be thy servant; then wilt thou defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son; and by them ye shall send unto me everything that ye shall hear.