2 Samuel 15:30-37

30 Mas Davi, subindo pela encosta do monte das Oliveiras, ia chorando; tinha a cabeça coberta, e caminhava com os pés descalços. Também todo o povo que ia com ele tinha a cabeça coberta, e subia chorando sem cessar.

31 Então disseram a Davi: Aitofel está entre os que conspiraram com Absalão. Pelo que disse Davi: ç Senhor, torna o conselho de Aitofel em loucura!

32 Ora, aconteceu que, chegando Davi ao cume, onde se costumava adorar a Deus, Husai, o arquita, veio encontrar-se com ele, com a roupa rasgada e a cabeça coberta de terra.

33 Disse-lhe Davi: Se fores comigo, ser-me-ás pesado;

34 porém se voltares para a cidade, e disseres a Absalão: Eu serei, ó rei, teu servo; como fui dantes servo de teu pai, assim agora serei teu servo; dissipar-me-ás então a conselho de Aitofel.

35 E não estão ali contigo Zadoque e Abiatar, sacerdotes? Portanto, tudo o que ouvires da casa do rei lhes dirás.

36 Eis que estão também ali com eles seus dois filhos, Aimaaz, filho de Zadoque, e Jônatas, filho de Abiatar; por eles me avisareis de tudo o que ouvirdes.

37 Husai, pois, amigo de Davi, voltou para a cidade. E Absalão entrou em Jerusalém.

2 Samuel 15:30-37 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 15

This chapter relates how that Absalom by various artful methods stole away the hearts of the people of Israel, 2Sa 15:1-6; that pretending a vow he had made, he got leave of the king to go to Hebron to perform it, 2Sa 15:7-9; where he formed a considerable conspiracy, 2Sa 15:10-12; of which David having information, thought it advisable to depart from Jerusalem, both for his own safety, and the good of the city, which he did with his family, and guards, and much people, 2Sa 15:13-18; though he would have persuaded Ittai the Gittite to have returned, but could not prevail upon him, 2Sa 15:19-23; however, he sent back the priests and the Levites with the ark, lest any harm should come to that, 2Sa 15:24-29; and as he and the people went up the mount of Olives weeping, it was told him that Ahithophel was among the conspirators, on which he put up a prayer that his counsel might be infatuated, 2Sa 15:30,31; and Hushai the Archite coming to him at that juncture, he sent him back to Jerusalem to defeat the counsel of Ahithophel, and to send him word by the priests what he should hear there from time to time, 2Sa 15:32-37.