4. And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.
5. Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he says.
6. And when Hushai was come to Absalom, Absalom spoke unto him, saying, Ahithophel has spoken after this manner: shall we do after his saying? if not; speak you.
7. And Hushai said unto Absalom, The counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good at this time.
8. For, said Hushai, you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men, and they are chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and your father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.