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2 Samuel 16:18

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18–19“Because,” said Hushai, “I want to be with the person that God and this people and all Israel have chosen. And I want to stay with him.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Hushai said to Absalom, “No, for whom the Lord and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, his I will be, and with him I will remain.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Hushai said to Absalom, “No, the one chosen by the Lord, by these people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and I will remain with him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Not at all,” Hushai answered Absalom. “I am on the side of the one that the Lord, this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen. I will stay with him.

NLTNew Living Translation

“I’m here because I belong to the man who is chosen by the Lord and by all the men of Israel,” Hushai replied.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Hushai said to Absalom, “No, rather, whom Yahweh and this people and all the men of Israel have chosen, to him I will be, and with him I will remain.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.