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2 Samuel 15:37
So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports Hushai’s arrival in Jerusalem at the exact moment Absalom enters the city, following David’s prior orders to relay intelligence through Zadok and Abiathar’s sons.
The words — The Hebrew יָבֹא (ya.Vo) appears twice to denote the simultaneous arrival of both Hushai and Absalom, while רֵעֶה (re.'Eh) literally identifies Hushai as David’s “friend.”
The thread — This convergence of leaders in the capital echoes 2 Samuel 16:15, where Absalom’s full force enters Jerusalem, and contrasts with 1 Chronicles 27:33, which formally distinguishes Hushai as the king’s friend from Ahithophel the counselor.
Why it lands — The text places a loyal agent inside the rebel capital at the critical turning point of the coup, requiring the reader to track the hidden coordination behind the public power shift.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 16:15 Then Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him.
- 1 Chronicles 27:33 Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.