2 Samuel 17:6-8

New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition

⁶ When Hushai came to Absalom, Absalom said to him, ‘This is what Ahithophel has said; shall we do as he advises? If not, you tell us.’ ⁷ Then Hushai said to Absalom, ‘This time the counsel that Ahithophel has given is not good.’ ⁸ Hushai continued, ‘You know that your father and his men are warriors, and that they are enraged, like a bear robbed of her cubs in the field. Besides, your father is expert in war; he will not spend the night with the troops.