4. And the saying was right in the eyes of Absalom, and in the eyes of all the elders of Israel.
5. And Absalom said, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and we will hear also what he says.
6. And Hushai came to Absalom, and Absalom spoke to him saying, Ahithophel has spoken after this manner: shall we carry out his word? If not, speak thou.
7. And Hushai said to Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given this time is not good.
8. And Hushai said, Thou knowest thy father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are of exasperated spirit, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field; and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.