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16 When David's friend Hushai the Archite approached Absalom, Hushai greeted Absalom, |Long live the king! Long live the king!| 17 But Absalom asked Hushai, |So this is how you demonstrate your loyalty to your closest friends? Why didn't you leave with your friend?| 18 Hushai replied, |No! On the contrary, whomever the LORD, this group, and all the men of Israel choose is where I'll be, and I'll remain with him! 19 Besides, who else should I be serving? Why not the son? The same way I served your father, I'll serve you.| 2 Samuel 16:16-19, Intl. Standard Version. Copyright © 1995-2014 by ISV Foundation.
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