31 And one told David, saying, Ahith´ophel is among the conspirators with Ab´salom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahith´ophel into foolishness.
32 And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hu´shai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:
33 unto whom David said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me:
34 but if thou return to the city, and say unto Ab´salom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahith´ophel.
35 And hast thou not there with thee Zadok and Abi´athar the priests? therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abi´athar the priests.
36 Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahim´a-az Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abi´athar's son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.
37 So Hu´shai David's friend came into the city, and Ab´salom came into Jerusalem.