And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
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Gill's Exposition
And Hushai said to Absalom,.... In answer to his questions:
nay, but whom the Lord, and his people, and all the men of Israel choose: here again he speaks very ambiguously; for this circumlocution,…
Adam Clarke
Whom the Lord and this people - choose - Here is an equivocation; Hushai meant in his heart that God and all the people of Israel had chosen David; but he spake so as to make Absalom believe that he…
Absalom had notice sent him speedily by some of his friends at Jerusalem that David had withdrawn, and with what a small retinue he had gone; so that the coasts were clear, Absalom might take…
Absalom's entrance into Jerusalem. Hushai's offer of his services
15. And Absalom, &c. The narrative of Absalom's proceedings is continued from ch. 2Sa 15:12; 2Sa 15:37. He seems to have entered…