2 Samuel 15:32

32 And it came to pass that when David came to the top of the mount to worship God there, behold, Hushai, the Archite came to meet him, with his coat rent and earth upon his head,

2 Samuel 15:32 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 15:32

And it came to pass, that [when] David was come to the top [of
the mount]
Of the mount of Olives:

where he worshipped God;
by prayer and praise; here very probably he composed and sung the third psalm ( Psalms 3:1-8 ) , which, as the title shows, was made when he fled from Absalom:

behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him, with his coat rent, and
earth upon his head;
in token of mourning, and as a bringer of bad tidings, see ( 2 Samuel 1:2 ) ; perhaps he was an inhabitant of Archi, at least originally, which lay on the borders of the tribe of Ephraim, ( Joshua 16:2 ) ; from whence he had his name.

2 Samuel 15:32 In-Context

30 And David went up by the ascent of Mount Olivet and wept as he went up and had his head covered, and he went barefoot. And all the people that were with him covered each one his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

31 And it was told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. Then David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into folly.

32 And it came to pass that when David came to the top of the mount to worship God there, behold, Hushai, the Archite came to meet him, with his coat rent and earth upon his head,

33 Unto whom David said, If thou pass on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me;

34 but if thou return to the city and say unto Absalom, I will be thy slave, O king as I have been thy father’s slave until now, so will I now also be thy slave; then thou may defeat the counsel of Ahithophel for me.