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2SA 18:19–18:33 ©

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David learns about Abshalom’s death

18:19 David learns about Abshalom’s death

19Then Tsadok’s son Ahimaats requested, “Please, let me run and let me take the news to the king, because Yahweh has rescued him from his enemies.”

20No, not today,” Yoav replied. “Some other time I’ll allow you to take some news, but not today because the king’s son is dead.” 21Then Yoav instructed a Cushite man, “Go and tell the king what you saw.”. The man bowed to Yoav and ran off.

22But Ahimaats begged Yoav again, “Regardless of what might happen, please, let me also run myself after the Cushite.”

“Why would you do that, my boy?” Yoav asked. “There won’t be any reward for bad news.”

23No matter what, I want to run,” he replied.

Ok then, run,” Yoav told him. So Ahimaats took a different route through the Yordan valley and arrived before the Cushite.

24Now David was sitting between the outer and inner gates. When the watchman had gone over the gate roof to the wall, he looked out and saw, wow, a man was running towards them alone. 25The watchman called down and informed the king, and the king said, “If he’s alone, he’ll be bringing news.”

As the runner got closer, 26the watchman looked and saw another man running. He called down to the gatekeeper and said, “Look, there’s another man running alone.”

“He’ll also be bringing news,” said the king.

27“The gait of the first runner is like that of Tsadok’s son Ahimaats,” the watchman said.

“He’s a good man and he’ll be bringing good news,” said the king.

28Then Ahimaats called ahead to the king, “Peace!” And he knelt down with his face to the ground and said, “Blessed be Yahweh your God, who’s stopped the men who acted against my master the king.”

29“Is the young man Abshalom all right?” the king asked.

“When Yoab sent me, your servant,” Ahimaats answered, “I noticed a big commotion, but I don’t know what it was about.”

30Go and stand over there,” the king ordered, so he stepped aside and stood there.

31Then, wow, the Cushite man arrived and said, “May my master the king receive the good news, because Yahweh has rescued you today from all those who rose up against you.”

32“Is the young man Abshalom all right?” the king asked him.

The man replied, “May the enemies of my master the king and all those who rose up against you for evil, be like that young man is.”

33Then the king started trembling, and he went up to the room over the gate, and started weeping, saying, “Oh my son Abshalom, my son. Oh my son Abshalom, I wish I’d died instead of you.”

2SA 18:19–18:33 ©

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