²⁴ Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see him ^(A)whom the Lord has chosen? Surely there is no one like him among all the people.” So all the people shouted and said, “^[a](B)Long live the king!”

¹⁶ Now it came about, when ^(A)Hushai the Archite, David’s friend, came to Absalom, that ^(B)Hushai said to Absalom, “^(C)Long live the king! Long live the king!”

^25 (A)For he has gone down today and has sacrificed oxen and fattened steers and sheep in abundance, and has invited all the king’s sons, the commanders of the army, and Abiathar the priest, and behold, they are eating and drinking in his presence; and they say, ‘^(B)Long live King Adonijah!’