2 Samuel 16:15-17

New King James Version

The Advice of Ahithophel

¹⁵ Meanwhile ^(A)Absalom and all the people, the men of Israel, came to Jerusalem; and Ahithophel was with him. ¹⁶ And so it was, when Hushai the Archite, ^(B)David’s friend, came to Absalom, that ^(C)Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

¹⁷ So Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your loyalty to your friend? ^(D)Why did you not go with your friend?”