ESV: And when Hushai the Archite, David 's friend, came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
NIV: Then Hushai the Arkite, David’s confidant, went to Absalom and said to him, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
NASB: Now it came about, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, 'Long live the king! Long live the king!'
CSB: When David’s friend Hushai the Archite came to Absalom, Hushai said to Absalom, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
NLT: When David’s friend Hushai the Arkite arrived, he went immediately to see Absalom. 'Long live the king!' he exclaimed. 'Long live the king!'
KJV: And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, was come unto Absalom, that Hushai said unto Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.
NKJV: And so it was, when Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, “ Long live the king! Long live the king!”
