KJV King James Version
And Ahithophel [was] the king’s counseller: and Hushai the Archite [was] the king’s companion:
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1 Chronicles 27:33
And Ahithophel [was] the king’s counseller: and Hushai the Archite [was] the king’s companion:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
WEB World English Bible
Ahithophel was the king’s counselor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend:
ASV American Standard Version
and Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Ahithophel is counsellor to the king; and Hushai the Archite is the friend of the king;
Surrounding context — 1 Chronicles 27
30 Over the camels also [was] Obil the Ishmaelite: and over the asses [was] Jehdeiah the Meronothite:
31 And over the flocks [was] Jaziz the Hagerite. All these [were] the rulers of the substance which [was] king David’s.
32 Also Jonathan David’s uncle was a counseller, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni [was] with the king’s sons:
33 And Ahithophel [was] the king’s counseller: and Hushai the Archite [was] the king’s companion:
34 And after Ahithophel [was] Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king’s army [was] Joab.
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2 Samuel 15:37So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.2 Samuel 15:12And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counseller, from his city, [even] from Giloh, while he offered sacrifices. And the conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.2 Samuel 15:32And 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:2 Samuel 17:23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled [his] ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.2 Samuel 16:16-17And 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.Psalm 55:13But [it was] thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance.2 Samuel 16:23And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, [was] as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God: so [was] all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.Zechariah 13:7Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man [that is] my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.
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