Hushai

Hushai is a David's compatriot living at the time of the united monarchy. He is named in 13 verses of the Bible, first in 2 Samuel 15:32.

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Verses

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 15:32
  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:When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.
• 2 Samuel 15:37
  So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.
• 2 Samuel 16:16
  And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”
• 2 Samuel 16:17
  And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?“Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”
• 2 Samuel 16:18
  And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.“Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by the people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.
• 2 Samuel 17:5
  Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”
• 2 Samuel 17:6
  And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahithophel hath spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak thou.So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”
• 2 Samuel 17:7
  And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel hath given is not good at this time.Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”
• 2 Samuel 17:8
  For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.
• 2 Samuel 17:14
  And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might bring evil upon Absalom.Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.
• 2 Samuel 17:15
  Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 4:16
  Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;

1 Chronicles

• 1 Chronicles 27:33
  And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.

Notes

1. Names, family links and verses from STEPBible's Translators Individualised Proper Names (TIPNR), STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.
2. Where several people share a name, which verses belong to which person, and the family links, follow STEPBible's identifications; some are uncertain and are marked so.