2 SAMUEL 16:19 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.”
Furthermore, whom should I serve? Should it not be his son? As I have served your father, so I will serve you — Hushai's logic is filial: just as he served David, he will serve David's son Absalom. This argument treats the succession as natural and inevitable, suggesting that Hushai's loyalty is to the dynasty rather than to any individual king. His willingness to serve the son as he served the father presents a face of continuity and stability.
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