Catholic Public Domain Version
"And Absalom said to him: “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?” "
— 2 Samuel 16:17, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?”
“And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? ”
“Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn't you go with your friend?"”
“Absalom said to Hushai,“Do you call this loyalty to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?””
“And Absalom said to him, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend?”
“And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?”
“And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?”
And the king and the entire people with him, being weary, went and refreshed themselves there.
But Absalom and all his people entered into Jerusalem. Moreover, Ahithophel was with him.
And when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had gone to Absalom, he said to him: “May you be well, O king! May you be well, O king!”
And Absalom said to him: “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”
And Hushai responded to Absalom: “By no means! For I will be his, whom the Lord has chosen. And I, and all this people, and all of Israel, will remain with him.
But then too, I declare this: whom should I serve? Is it not the son of the king? Just as I have been subject to your father, so will I be subject to you also.”
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Present a counsel as to what we ought to do.”