2 Samuel 15:24-36

24Now behold, 1Zadok also came, and all the Levites with him, 2carrying the ark of the covenant of God. And they set down the ark of God, and 3Abiathar came up until all the people had finished crossing over from the city. 25And the king said to Zadok, “Return the ark of God to the city. If I find favor in the sight of the Lord, then 4He will bring me back and show me both it and 5His habitation. 26But if He says this: ‘6I have no delight in you,’ then here I am, 7let Him do to me as seems good 8to Him.” 27The king also said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not 9a seer? Return to the city in peace, and your 10two sons with you, your son Ahimaaz and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. 28See, I am going to wait 11at the river crossing places of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.” 29So Zadok and Abiathar returned the ark of God to Jerusalem and remained there.

30And David was going up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went, and 12his head was covered, and he was walking 13barefoot. Then all the people who were with him each covered his own head, and they were going up, weeping as they went. 31Now someone informed David, saying, “14Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “Lord, please 15make the advice of Ahithophel foolish.”

32It happened as David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, that behold, Hushai the 16Archite met him with his 17coat torn, and 18dust on his head. 33And David said to him, “If you go over with me, then you will become 19a burden to me. 34But if you return to the city and 20say to Absalom, ‘I will be your servant, O king; even as I was your father’s servant in time past, so now I will also be your servant,’ then you can foil the advice of Ahithophel for me. 35Are Zadok and Abiathar the priests not with you there? So it shall be that 21whatever you hear from the king’s house, you shall report to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. 36Behold 22their two sons are there with them, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son; and 23by them you shall send me everything that you hear.”