So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- WEB So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
- BSB So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.
- NKJV So Hushai, David’s friend, went into the city. And Absalom came into Jerusalem.
- NASB So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
- NLT So David’s friend Hushai returned to Jerusalem, getting there just as Absalom arrived.
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Quick answer
Hushai enters Jerusalem just as Absalom arrives, putting David's plan into action. The stage is set for the counsel-against-counsel that will save David.
Overview
The narrator notes the precise timing: Hushai, David's friend, reaches the city as Absalom enters it. This providential coincidence positions Hushai to subvert Ahithophel's advice at the crucial moment. Chapter 15 thus ends with God's quiet sovereignty already at work to preserve the rejected king.
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Cross-references · 2
- 2 Sam 16:15–16And Absalom, and all the people the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel with him.
- 1 Chr 27:33And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:
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God's covenant with David — a son whose throne and kingdom would last forever (7:12–16) — finds its yes in Jesus, the Son of David who reigns without end.
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