15:34 But you will be able to counter the advice of Ahithophel if you go back to the city and say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king! Previously I was your father’s servant, and now I will be your servant.’
15:35 Zadok and Abiathar the priests will be there with you. 1 Everything you hear in the king’s palace 2 you must tell Zadok and Abiathar the priests.
1 tnHeb “Will not Zadok and Abiathar the priests be there with you?” The rhetorical question draws attention to the fact that Hushai will not be alone.