Hushai — or Chusai was a friend of David and a spy according to the Hebrew Bible. During Absalom s rebellion described in the Second Book of Samuel, he agrees to act as an advisor to Absalom to sabotage his plans while secretly sending information to… … Wikipedia
Hushai — 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… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
HUSHAI THE ARCHITE — (Heb. חוּשַׁי הָאַרְכִּי), biblical figure listed in I Chronicles 27:33 as holding the office of the king s friend under David. In II Samuel 15:37; 16:17 he is referred to as David s friend. Hushai figures prominently in the story of the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
2 Samuel 17 — 1 Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night: 2 And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people… … The King James version of the Bible
Books of Samuel — The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: Sefer Sh muel ספר שמואל) are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaism s Hebrew Bible) and also of the Christian Old Testament. The work was originally written in Hebrew, and the Book(s) of Samuel originally formed a single … Wikipedia
2 Samuel 16 — 1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer… … The King James version of the Bible
Samuel Pordage — (1633 c.1691) was a 17th century English poet. He is best known by his Azaria and Hushai (1682), a reply to John Dryden s Absalom and Achitophel. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References … Wikipedia
Ahithophel — /euh hith euh fel /, n. an adviser to David who later turned against him by joining the rebellion of Absalom. II Sam. 15 17. * * * ▪ biblical figure also spelled Achitophel, in the Old Testament, one of King David s most trusted advisers … Universalium
Absalom — or Avshalom ( he. אַבְשָלוֹם Father/Leader of/is peace or Salem is my Father , Standard Hebrew Avšalom, Tiberian Hebrew ʾAḇšālôm), in the Bible, is the third son of David, king of Israel. He was deemed the most beautified man in the kingdom (2… … Wikipedia
Ahitophel — See Absalom and Achitophel for the political allegory about the Duke of Monmouth by John Dryden. Ahitophel brother of insipidity or impiety , a man greatly renowned for his sagacity, and a counselor of King David. At the time of Absalom s revolt… … Wikipedia
