2 Samuel 15:32-37 And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold… Hushai's conduct is certainly no model of Christian uprightness. It is therefore curiously instructive to see it made the warrant of a similarly questionable act in modern times. Sir Samuel Morland, Secretary of State to Cromwell, in describing his betrayal of his master to Charles II. says: "I called to remembrance Hushai's behaviour towards Absalom, which I found not at all blamed in holy writ, and yet his was a larger step than mine." (Dean Stanley.). Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head: |
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