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Hushai

Smith's Bible Dictionary

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Hu'sha-i or Husha'i. (hasting). An Archite, that is, possibly an inhabitant of a place called Erec. 2 Samuel 15:32; ff.; 2 Samuel 16:16; ff. He is called the "friend" of David. 2 Samuel 15:37. Compare 1 Chronicles 27:33. To him, David confided the delicate and dangerous part, of a pretended adherence, to the cause of Absalom. (B.C. about 1023). He was probably the father of Baana. 1 Kings 4:16.

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Smith, William, Dr. Entry for 'Hushai'. Smith's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​sbd/​h/hushai.html. 1901.
 
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