Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, will be there. Tell them about the plans being made in the king’s palace,
Parallel translations
- WEB Don’t you have Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? Therefore whatever you hear out of the king’s house, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
- KJV And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king’s house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
- BSB Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you? Report to them everything you hear from the king’s palace.
- NKJV And do you not have Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you there? Therefore it will be that whatever you hear from the king’s house, you shall tell to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
- NASB Are Zadok and Abiathar the priests not with you there? So it shall be that whatever you hear from the king’s house, you shall report to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
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Quick answer
Hushai is to relay whatever he learns to the priests Zadok and Abiathar. David builds a chain of communication to stay informed.
Overview
David completes the spy network by linking Hushai with the priests already in the city. Information gathered in Absalom's court can thus reach David in the wilderness. The careful arrangement shows David combining trust in God with diligent, lawful means to navigate the crisis.
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- 2 Sam 17:15–16Then Hushai said to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, “Ahithophel counseled Absalom and the elders of Israel that way; and I have counseled this way.
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