What Does 2 Samuel 16:18 Mean?

“said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“And Hushai”

chushai, an israelite

near, with or among; often in general, to

“unto Absalom”

abshalom, a son of david; also (the fuller form) a later israelite

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“choose”

properly, to try, i.e., (by implication) select

“Nay but whom the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“and this people”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“and all the men”

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“of Israel”

he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc

“his will I be and with him will I abide”

properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry