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Hushai
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Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Quick, “the Archite,” “the king’s friend” (1 Chr. 27:33). When David fled from Jerusalem, on account of the rebellion of Absalom, and had reached the summit of Olivet, he there met Hushai, whom he sent back to Jerusalem for the purpose of counteracting the influence of Ahithophel, who had joined the ranks of Absalom (2 Sam. 15:32, 37; 16:16-18). It was by his advice that Absalom refrained from immediately pursuing after David. By this delay the cause of Absalom was ruined, for it gave David time to muster his forces.
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 13 verses
- 2 Samuel
- 15:32, 15:37, 16:16, 16:17, 16:18, 17:5, 17:6, 17:7, 17:8, 17:14, 17:15
- 1 Kings
- 4:16
- 1 Chronicles
- 27:33
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.