2 Samuel 18:28

And Ahimaaz cried out and said to the king, Peace. And he did obeisance to the king with his face to the ground, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hands against my lord the king.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

In Context

27And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and will come to report glad tidings.

29And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? and Ahimaaz said, I saw a great multitude at the time of Joab’s sending the king’s servant and thy servant, and I knew not what was there.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:20and blessed be the most high God who delivered thine enemies into thy power. And Abram gave him the tithe of all.

1 Samuel 24:18And Saul said to David, Thou art more righteous than I, for thou hast recompensed me good, but I have recompensed thee evil.

2 Samuel 1:2And it came to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came from the camp, from the people of Saul, and his garments were rent, and earth was upon his head: and it came to pass when he went in to David, that he fell upon the earth, and did obeisance to him.

2 Samuel 22:27And with the excellent thou wilt be excellent, 1 And with the froward thou wilt be froward. 1

Psalms 31:8I will instruct thee and guide thee in this way wherein thou shalt go: 1 I will fix mine eyes upon thee. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 18:20-33

David's Grief for Absalom. ( b. c. 1023.) 19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies. 20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead. 21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. 22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to… Read the whole commentary →

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