David said to him, “If you pass on with me, then you will be a burden to me; but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king. As I have been your father’s servant in time past, so I will now be your servant; then will you defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.’ Don’t you have Zadok and Abiathar the priests there with you? Therefore whatever you hear out of the king’s house, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son. Send to me everything that you shall hear by them.”
So Hushai, David’s friend, came into the city; and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v34 Though Hushai dissembled here at the King’s request, yet…
Though Hushai dissembled here at the King’s request, yet may we not use this example to excuse our dissimulation.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv33–37 2Sa 15:33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest…
2Sa 15:33 Unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
Ver. 33. Thou shalt be a burden unto me.] For at this time David was, as Henry king of Navarre was wont to say of himself, a king without a kingdom, a husband without a wife, and a soldier without money.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv33, 34, 36 Increasing my charge, and care, and sorrow for what…
Increasing my charge, and care, and sorrow for what may befall thee, and being but of little use to me: for it may seem he was an old man, and fitter for counsel than for war.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv33–37 Unto whom David said,.... After he had heard what…
Unto whom David said,.... After he had heard what he had to say, and what tidings he brought:
and if thou passest on with me; in his march and flight:
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then thou shalt be a burden to me; being to be maintained by him; and David having but scanty provisions, and so could not receive useless persons, as Hushai might be, perhaps an old man, that could be of no service to him, and unfit for travelling, and so would rather be an hinderance than an help unto him.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain On vv34, 36, 37 And say - That is, as faithful to thee,…
And say - That is, as faithful to thee, as I have been to thy father. David's suggesting this crafty counsel must be reckoned amongst his sins. Nevertheless God was pleased to direct this evil advice to a good end.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On vv33, 37 Verse 33. Then thou shalt be a burden unto…
Verse 33. Then thou shalt be a burden unto me.] It appears that Hushai was not a warrior, but was a wise, prudent, and discreet man, who could well serve David by gaining him intelligence of Absalom's conspiracy; and he directs him to form a strict confederacy with the priests Zadok and Abiathar, and to make use of their sons as couriers between Jerusalem and David's place of retreat.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain On vv33, 34, 36 2Sa 15:33. If thou passest on with me, thou…
2Sa 15:33. If thou passest on with me, thou shalt be a burden, &c. — For he was not provided, it seems, with sufficient support for his own family; and Hushai, though famous as a counsellor in the cabinet, being unpractised in the camp, and no soldier, could not be so useful to him in the army as he might be at court. David therefore, conceives the idea of employing him in endeavouring to defeat or render abortive the counsel of Ahithophel.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On vv33–34 To me, as he was perhaps advanced in years,…
CHAPTER XV.
To me, as he was perhaps advanced in years, though very prudent. (Menochius)
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).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain On vv33–34 33. A burden — From which we infer that…
33. A burden — From which we infer that Hushai was now an old man Compare 2Sa_19:35.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv33, 34, 37 33. unto whom David said] And David said unto…
33. unto whom David said] And David said unto him.
a burden unto me] Perhaps Hushai was old and somewhat infirm. Cp. ch. 2Sa_19:35.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On v34 (34) Say unto Absalom.—David here counsels fraud and treachery,…
(34) Say unto Absalom.—David here counsels fraud and treachery, and Hushai willingly accepts the part assigned to him, in order to thwart Ahithophel’s counsel and weaken Absalom’s rebellion. The narrative simply states the facts without justifying them. But while we cannot too strongly condemn such a stratagem, two things are to be remembered: first, that like frauds in time of war and rebellion have been practised in all ages, and still continue; and, secondly, that David and Hushai had but slender knowledge of the Divine revelation of truth and righteousness which enables us to condemn them, and, therefore, did with a clear conscience many things which we see to be wrong.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv33, 34, 37 A burden unto me. Host likely because Hushai was…
A burden unto me. Host likely because Hushai was old and infirm. Others, with less probability, think that it was because of his rank, which would demand special attendance.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v35 Will you not have the priests Zadok and Abiathar…
Will you not have the priests Zadok and Abiathar with you?
David asks this rhetorical question to tell Hushai that he will not be alone. This can be written as a statement. AT: "Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there to help you." (See: Rhetorical Question)
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whatever you hear
This is a generalization. It means all of the important and insightful things that he hears, not every single word he hears. (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
Ahimaaz ... Jonathan
These are the names of men. (See: How to Translate Names)
by their hand
The phrase "their hand" refers to the sons and means that they were to serve as messengers. AT: "their sons to tell me" (See: Synecdoche)
translationWords
Zadok
priest
palace
hand
Absalom
Jerusalem
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On v34 15:34 While David was confident that God’s providence was…
15:34 While David was confident that God’s providence was at work behind the scenes, he also took strategic action to further his own cause.
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