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II Samuel 16:Verse 17

KJV
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And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

2 Samuel 19:252 Samuel 19:25Proverbs 17:172 Samuel 15:322 Samuel 15:37
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What Does II Samuel 16:17 Mean?

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"Absalom confronts Hushai directly: "Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?" The question is sharp and skeptical: Ab..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

American Standard Version
ASV

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

American King James Version
AKJV

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? why went you not with your friend?

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And Absalom saith unto Hushai, `This thy kindness with thy friend! why hast thou not gone with thy friend?'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?"

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?"

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?"

Darby Translation
Darby

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why didst thou not go with thy friend?

Webster Bible
Webster

And Absalom said to Hushai, [Is] this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Then Absalom sayd to Hushai, Is this thy kindenes to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend?

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And Absalom said to him, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? Why wentest thou not with thy friend?

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

Then said Absolom unto Hushai, Is, this, thy lovingkindness unto thy friend? Wherefore wentest thou not with thy friend?

Literal Translation
LITV

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness with your friend? Why have you not gone with your friend?

Modern King James
MKJV

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?

Updated King James
UKJV

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? why went you not with your friend?

Lexham English Bible
LEB

Absalom said to Hushai, “This is your loyal love with your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And Absalom said to Hushai: 'Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And Absalom said to him: “Is this your kindness to your friend? Why did you not go with your friend?”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

“Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”

Revised Webster
RWebster

And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

To whom Absolon seide, This is thi grace to thi freend; whi yedist thou not with thi freend?

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