33 (A)Ahithophel was the (B)king's counselor, and Hushai the Archite was the king's friend.

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33 Ahithophel(A) was the king’s counselor.

Hushai(B) the Arkite was the king’s confidant.

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Even my (A)close friend in whom I trusted,
    who (B)ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me.

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Even my close friend,(A)
    someone I trusted,
one who shared my bread,
    has turned[a] against me.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 41:9 Hebrew has lifted up his heel

12 For it is not an enemy who taunts me—
    then I could bear it;
it is not an adversary who (A)deals insolently with me—
    then I could hide from him.
13 (B)But it is you, a man, my equal,
    my companion, my familiar friend.
14 We used to take sweet counsel together;
    within God's house we walked in (C)the throng.

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12 If an enemy were insulting me,
    I could endure it;
if a foe were rising against me,
    I could hide.
13 But it is you, a man like myself,
    my companion, my close friend,(A)
14 with whom I once enjoyed sweet fellowship(B)
    at the house of God,(C)
as we walked about
    among the worshipers.

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