2 Samuel 15:32-34

New English Translation

³² When David reached the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Arkite met him with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. ³³ David said to him, “If you leave^[a] with me you will be a burden to me. ³⁴ But you will be able to counter the advice of Ahithophel if you go back to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king! Previously I was your father’s servant, and now I will be your servant.’