2 Samuel 17:5

17:5 But Absalom said, “Call for ¹  Hushai the Arkite, and let’s hear what he has to say.” ² 

2 Samuel 15:32

15:32 When David reached the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Arkite met him with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.

2 Samuel 16:16

16:16 When David’s friend Hushai the Arkite came to Absalom, Hushai said to him, ³  “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

2 Samuel 17:14

17:14 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the Lord had decided ⁴  to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the Lord could bring disaster on Absalom.

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¹ tc In the MT the verb is singular, but in the LXX, the Syriac Peshitta, and Vulgate it is plural.

² tn Heb “what is in his mouth.”

³ tn Heb “to Absalom.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun “him” in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁴ tn Heb “commanded.”