2 Samuel 16:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?”
2 Samuel 16:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 16:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 16:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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
2 Samuel 16:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? ”
2 Samuel 16:17 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 16:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Absalom saith unto Hushai, `This thy kindness with thy friend! why hast thou not gone with thy friend?'”
2 Samuel 16:17 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 16:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why didst thou not go with thy friend? ”
2 Samuel 16:17 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 16:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then Absalom sayd to Hushai, Is this thy kindenes to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend?”
2 Samuel 16:17 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 16:17 in Context — 2 Samuel 16
15 And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
16 And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?
18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
19 And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
What Does 2 Samuel 16:17 Mean?
2 Samuel 16:17 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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