Atlas Biblica

    person

    Hushai

    חוּשַׁי

    Hushai the Arkite was a loyal friend and advisor to King David, who helped him during Absalom's rebellion by countering the advice of Ahithophel.

    verses
    13
    first named
    2 Samuel 15:32
    last named
    1 Chronicles 27:33
    period
    United Monarchy
    role
    David's compatriot

    Description

    Who was Hushai?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Hushai, also known as Hushai the Arkite, was a close friend and advisor to King David. He played a significant role during the rebellion of David's son Absalom, as recorded in 2Samuel 15-17.

    When David fled from Jerusalem due to Absalom's rebellion, Hushai met him on the Mount of Olives, mourning and showing his loyalty to the king (2Sa.15.32). David instructed Hushai to return to Jerusalem and feign allegiance to Absalom, in order to counter the advice of Ahithophel, Absalom's counselor (2Sa.15.34).

    Hushai followed David's plan and gained Absalom's trust (2Sa.16.16-19). When Ahithophel advised Absalom to pursue David immediately, Absalom sought Hushai's opinion (2Sa.17.5-7). Hushai cleverly countered Ahithophel's advice, suggesting that Absalom gather a larger army before pursuing David (2Sa.17.8-13). Absalom followed Hushai's advice, which bought David time to regroup and ultimately led to Absalom's defeat (2Sa.17.14-15).

    Hushai's loyalty and wise counsel were instrumental in helping David overcome the crisis of Absalom's rebellion. His actions demonstrate the importance of faithful friends and advisors, especially in times of difficulty.

    In addition to his role during Absalom's rebellion, Hushai is mentioned in 1Ki.4.16 as one of Solomon's twelve district governors, responsible for providing provisions for the king and his household. He is also listed in 1Ch.27.33 as one of David's counselors, along with Jonathan, David's uncle.

    Hushai's service to both David and Solomon highlights his enduring loyalty to the Davidic dynasty and his valued role as a trusted advisor to the kings of Israel.

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    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Hushai8 of 8 entities the graph connects to Hushai, in 3 groups: kinship 1, company 2, events 5. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.BaanaFather of · 1 verseKinshipArchitesAssociated with · 6 versesZadok and Abiathar’s stayingTook part in · 2 versesCompanyDavid6 events · 964 versesJerusalem2 events · 888 versesAbsalom5 events · 92 versesZadok3 events · 40 versesAbiathar3 events · 29 versesEventsHushai

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Hushai happensThe one place the claims about Hushai reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Jerusalem. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Hushai there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Jerusalem
    United MonarchyThe one place the claims about Hushai reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 13, across 3 books. The name is written 14 times in them.

    1. 2 Samuel11 verses

      15:3215:3716:1616:1716:1817:517:617:717:817:1417:15

    2. 1 Kings1 verse

      4:16

    3. 1 Chronicles1 verse

      27:33

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    via Zadok and Abiathar’s stayingAbiatharHigh priest during the reigns of David and Solomonvia Zadok and Abiathar’s stayingJerusalemThe capital of Israel, a holy city for three religionsvia Zadok and Abiathar’s stayingStayingStaying is a concept gathering 59 labelled instances in the text.via Zadok and Abiathar’s stayingZadokHigh priest during the reigns of David and Solomon

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    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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