World English Bible
"Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn't you go with your friend?""
— 2 Samuel 16:17, World English Bible
“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,“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?”
The king, and all the people who were with him, came weary; and he refreshed himself there.
Absalom, and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
It happened, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, had come to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn't you go with your friend?"
Hushai said to Absalom, "No; but whoever Yahweh, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him I will stay.
Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn't I serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence."
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give your counsel what we shall do."