Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 1 Chronicles 27:33
And Ahithophel [was] the king’s counselor: and Hushai the Archite [was] the king’s companion:
33. Ahithophel ] See 2Sa 15:31; 2Sa 16:20 to 2Sa 17:23.
Hushai ] See 2Sa 15:32-37; 2Sa 16:16-19; 2Sa 17:5-16.
Archite ] The meaning of this word is unknown; it has no connexion with the “Arkite” of 1Ch 1:15.
king’s companion ] R.V. king’s friend; cp. 2Sa 16:16. Cp. Erman. Ancient Egypt, Eng. Tr. p. 72. “Special titles served to signify the degree of rank the great men held with respect to the king [of Egypt]. In old times the most important were the friend and the well-beloved friend of the king.” The Greek kings of Syria granted similar titles to their chief dependants; cp. 1Ma 2:18 (R.V. with marg.).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
The kings counsellor; the person whose counsel in matters of state the king most prized and followed.
The kings companion, or his friend, as he is called, 2Sa 15:37; the person whom he most trusted with all his secrets, and whose conversation was most pleasant and acceptable to him.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
[See comments on 1Ch 27:25].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Ahithophel: 2Sa 15:12, 2Sa 16:23, 2Sa 17:23
Hushai: 2Sa 15:32, 2Sa 15:37, 2Sa 16:16
companion: 2Sa 16:17, Psa 55:13, Zec 13:7
Reciprocal: Jos 16:2 – Archi 2Sa 23:34 – Eliam 1Ki 4:5 – the king’s
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1Ch 27:33-34. Ahithophel was the kings counsellor The person whose counsel, in matters of state, the king most prized and followed. Hushai was the kings companion Or his friend, (2Sa 15:37,) the person whom he trusted with his secrets, and whose conversation was most pleasant and acceptable to him. Observe, a cunning man was his counsellor: but an honest man was his friend. After Ahithophel After his death, these were his chief counsellors. Much of the wisdom of princes is seen in the choice of their ministry. It appears that those whom David made choice of to attend upon and advise him, were such as were peculiarly eminent for wisdom and integrity. But though he had these trusty counsellors about him, he preferred his Bible before them all, making the Lords testimonies his delight and his counsellors, Psa 119:24.