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Hushai, or Hushai

5 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.

These works date from 1884 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.

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2 Samuel 15:32Smith
¶ And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
2 Samuel 15:37Smith
So Hushai David’s friend came into the city, and Absalom came into Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 16:16Smith
And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
1 Kings 4:16Smith
Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth:
1 Chronicles 27:33Smith
And Ahithophel was the king’s counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king’s companion:

In the reference works

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 5 references

(hasting) an Archite i.e. possibly an inhabitant of a place called Erec. (2 Samuel 15:32) ff.; (2 Samuel 16:16) ff. He is called the "friend" of David. (2 Samuel 15:37) comp. 1Chr 27:33 To him David confided the delicate and dangerous part of a pretended adherence to the cause of Absalom. (B.C. about 1023.) He was probably the father of Baana. (1 Kings 4:16)

Texts: Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.

Hushai, or Hushai

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