2 Samuel 16:19 meaning and explanation
Furthermore, whom should I serve if not the son? As I served in your father’s presence, so also I will serve in yours.”
2 Samuel 16:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Hushai the Archite, David's trusted friend, is speaking to Absalom in Jerusalem after Absalom's rebellion has driven David from the city. Hushai claims he will serve the son just as he served the father, but the narrator has already told us he is David's friend, planted to undermine Absalom's counsel.
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