Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 16:16:

• Kupsabiny: “Hushai went to Absalom and told him that, ‘Be strong, king, be strong!’” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Then David’s friend Hushai the Arkite met Absalom, and he said, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Hushai the Archite, a friend of David arrived there also, and he went to Absalom and said to him, ‘Long-live the king! Long-live the king!’” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “When David’s friend Hushai came to Absalom, he said to Absalom, ‘I desire/hope that the king will live a long time! May you live for many years!’” (Source: Translation for Translators)