Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
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Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.
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And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:
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and Ahithophel was the king's counsellor; and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend;
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Passages linked to 1 Chronicles 27:33 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 15:12 Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, from his city, even from Giloh, while he was offering the sacrifices. The conspiracy was strong; for the people increased continually with Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 15:37 So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 15:32 When David had come to the top, where God was worshiped, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his tunic torn, and earth on his head.
- 2 Samuel 16:16-17 When Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, had come to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, “Long live the king! Long live the king!” Absalom said to Hushai, “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?”
- 2 Samuel 16:23 The counsel of Ahithophel, which he gave in those days, was as if a man inquired at the inner sanctuary of God. All the counsel of Ahithophel both was like this with David and with Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 17:23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, arose, and went home, to his city, and set his house in order, and hanged himself; and he died, and was buried in the tomb of his father.
- Psalms 55:13 But it was you, a man like me, my companion, and my familiar friend.
- Zechariah 13:7 “Awake, sword, against my shepherd, and against the man who is close to me,” says Yahweh of Armies. “Strike the shepherd, and the sheep will be scattered; and I will turn my hand against the little ones.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain The king’s counsellor; the person whose counsel in matters…
The king’s counsellor; the person whose counsel in matters of state the king most prized and followed.
The king’s companion, or his friend, as he is called, 2Sa 15:37; the person whom he most trusted with all his secrets, and whose conversation was most pleasant and acceptable to him.
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Counsellor - The person whose counsel in matters of…
Counsellor - The person whose counsel in matters of state the king most prized and followed. Companion - Or his friend, 2 Sam. xv, 37, the person whom he trusted with his secrets, and whose conversation was most pleasant and acceptable to him. Observe, A cunning man was his counsellor: but an honest man was his friend.
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 1Ch 27:33-34. Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor — The…
1Ch 27:33-34. Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor — The person whose counsel, in matters of state, the king most prized and followed. Hushai was the king’s companion — Or his friend, (2Sa 15:37,) the person whom he trusted with his secrets, and whose conversation was most pleasant and acceptable to him. Observe, a cunning man was his counsellor: but an honest man was his friend. After Ahithophel — After his death, these were his chief counsellors. Much of the wisdom of princes is seen in the choice of their ministry. It appears that those whom David made choice of to attend upon and advise him, were such as were peculiarly eminent for wisdom and integrity. But though he had these trusty counsellors about him, he preferred his Bible before them all, making the Lord’s testimonies his delight and his counsellors, Psa 119:24.
Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Friend. Chusai rendered the most signal service to the…
Friend. Chusai rendered the most signal service to the king, 2 Kings xvi. 23., and xvii. 1. (Calmet)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 33. Ahithophel] See 2Sa_15:31; 2Sa_16:20 to 2Sa_17:23.
33. Ahithophel] See 2Sa_15:31; 2Sa_16:20 to 2Sa_17:23.
Hushai] See 2Sa_15:32-37; 2Sa_16:16-19; 2Sa_17:5-16.
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Archite] The meaning of this word is unknown; it has no connexion with the “Arkite” of 1Ch_1:15.
king’s companion] R.V. king’s friend; cp. 2Sa_16:16. Cp. Erman. Ancient Egypt, Eng. Tr. p. 72. “Special titles served to signify the degree of rank the great men held with respect to the king [of Egypt]. In old times the most important were the friend and the well-beloved friend of the king.” The Greek kings of Syria granted similar titles to their chief dependants; cp. 1Ma_2:18 (R.V. with marg.).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain For Hushai the Archite, see 2Sa_15:32, 37 16:16 17:14,…
For Hushai the Archite, see 2Sa_15:32, 37 16:16 17:14, 15.
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.