26. But if He thus say, I have no delight in thee; hinei, here am I, let Him do to me as seemeth tov unto Him.
27. HaMelech said also unto Tzadok HaKohen, Art not thou the Ro'eh (seer)? Return into the Ir in shalom, and your two banim with you, Achima'atz binecha, and Yonatan Ben Evyatar (Abiathar).
28. See, I will tarry in the fords of the wilderness, until there come davar from you to inform me.
29. Tzadok therefore and Evyatar (Abiathar) carried the Aron HaElohim back to Yerushalayim; and they tarried there.
30. And Dovid went up by the ascent of Ma'aleh HaZeitim (Mount of Olives), and wept as he went up, and had his rosh covered, and he went barefoot; and kol haAm with him covered every ish his rosh, and they went up, weeping as they went up.
31. And one told Dovid, saying, Achitophel is among the conspirators with Avshalom. And Dovid said, Hashem, turn now the etza (counsel) of Achitophel into foolishness.
32. And it came to pass, that when Dovid was come to the top of the mount, where he worshiped Elohim, hinei, Chushai the Arki came to meet him with his kesones torn, and adamah upon his rosh;
33. Unto whom Dovid said, If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a massa (burden) unto me;
34. But if thou return to the Ir, and say unto Avshalom, I will be thy eved, O melech; as I have been eved avicha hitherto, so will I now also be thy eved; then mayest thou for me bring to nought the etza (counsel) of Achitophel.
35. And hast thou not there with thee Tzadok and Evyatar (Abiathar) the kohanim? Therefore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the Bais HaMelech, thou shalt tell it to Tzadok and Evyatar (Abiathar) the kohanim.
36. Hinei, they have there with them their two banim, Achima'atz son of Tzadok, and Yonatan of Evyatar; by them ye shall send unto me everything that ye can hear.
37. So Chushai the re'eh Dovid came into the Ir, and Avshalom came into Yerushalayim.