2 Samuel 16:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Samuel 16:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 16:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 16:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Hushai said to Absalom, “No; but whomever Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, I will be his, and I will stay with him.”
2 Samuel 16:18 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 16:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom Jehovah, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide. ”
2 Samuel 16:18 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 16:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Hushai saith unto Absalom, `Nay, for he whom Jehovah hath chosen, and this people, even all the men of Israel, his I am, and with him I abide;”
2 Samuel 16:18 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 16:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom Jehovah, and this people, and all the men of Israel choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide. ”
2 Samuel 16:18 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 16:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Hushai then answered vnto Absalom, Nay, but whome the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel chuse, his will I be, and with him will I dwell.”
2 Samuel 16:18 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 16:18 in Context — 2 Samuel 16
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.
20 Then said Absalom to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
What Does 2 Samuel 16:18 Mean?
2 Samuel 16:18 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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