2 Samuel 16:16-19 And it happened, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, Let the king live, let the king live!

MKJV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁶ And it happened, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, Let the king live, let the king live! ¹⁷ And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend? ¹⁸ And Hushai said to Absalom, No, but whom Jehovah and this people, and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, and I will stay with him. ¹⁹ And again, whom should I serve? Should I not serve in the presence of his son? As I have served in your father's presence, so I will be in your presence.