2 Samuel 16:17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this your kindness to your friend? why went you not with your friend? Mr. Payson, the American divine, was out one day with a brother minister who had to make a call at a lady's house, and Payson went in with him. The lady pressed them both to stay to tea. She was not a Christian woman, and Payson had other business, and 'therefore demurred; but as she pressed him very earnestly he sat down, and invoked the divine blessing, which he did in terms so sweet and full of holy unction that he impressed everybody. The lady waited upon him with great attention, and when he rose up to go he said to her, "Madam, I thank you much for your great kindness to us; but how do you treat my Master?" A work of grace was wrought in that lady by the question; she was brought to Jesus; she opened her house for preaching, and a revival followed.. Parallel Verses KJV: And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend?WEB: Absalom said to Hushai, "Is this your kindness to your friend? Why didn't you go with your friend?" |
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