חוּשַׁי

2 Samuel 15:32 חוּשַׁ֣י Hushai

When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.

2 Samuel 15:37 חוּשַׁ֛י Hushai

So David’s friend Hushai arrived in Jerusalem just as Absalom was entering the city.

2 Samuel 16:16 חוּשַׁ֧י חוּשַׁי֙ Hushai

And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!”

2 Samuel 16:17 חוּשַׁ֔י Hushai

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

2 Samuel 16:18 חוּשַׁי֮ Hushai

“Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain.

2 Samuel 17:5 לְחוּשַׁ֣י <to> Hushai

Then Absalom said, “Summon Hushai the Archite as well, and let us hear what he too has to say.”

2 Samuel 17:6 חוּשַׁי֮ Hushai

So Hushai came to Absalom, who told him, “Ahithophel has spoken this proposal. Should we carry it out? If not, what do you say?”

2 Samuel 17:7 חוּשַׁ֖י Hushai

Hushai replied, “This time the advice of Ahithophel is not sound.”

2 Samuel 17:8 חוּשַׁ֗י Hushai

He continued, “You know your father and his men. They are mighty men, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs. Moreover, your father is a man of war who will not spend the night with the troops.

Here: Hushai the Archite, David's “friend” (a court title for a trusted royal adviser), who has joined Absalom only as David's secret agent (15:32–37).

2 Samuel 17:14 חוּשַׁ֣י Hushai

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.

Here: David's loyal adviser, called 'the king's friend', which was a court title (15:37; 16:16). David sent him back to Jerusalem to pose as a defector and undermine Ahithophel (15:32–37).

2 Samuel 17:15 חוּשַׁ֗י Hushai

So Hushai told Zadok and Abiathar, the priests, “This is what Ahithophel has advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and this is what I have advised.

1 Kings 4:16 חוּשָׁ֔י Hushai

Baana son of Hushai in Asher and in Aloth;

1 Chronicles 27:33 וְחוּשַׁ֥י and Hushai

Ahithophel was the king’s counselor. Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend.