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2 Samuel 18:23

וִיהִי ־ מָה אָרוּץ וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ רוּץ וַיָּרָץ אֲחִימַעַץ דֶּרֶךְ הַכִּכָּר וַֽיַּעֲבֹר אֶת ־ הַכּוּשִֽׁי ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

In Context

22וַיֹּסֶף עוֹד אֲחִימַעַץ בֶּן ־ צָדוֹק וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל ־ יוֹאָב וִיהִי מָה אָרֻֽצָה ־ נָּא גַם ־ אָנִי אַחֲרֵי הַכּוּשִׁי וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹאָב לָֽמָּה ־ זֶּה אַתָּה רָץ בְּנִי וּלְ/כָה אֵין ־ בְּשׂוֹרָה מֹצֵֽאת ׃

24וְדָוִד יוֹשֵׁב בֵּין ־ שְׁנֵי הַשְּׁעָרִים וַיֵּלֶךְ הַצֹּפֶה אֶל ־ גַּג הַשַּׁעַר אֶל ־ הַחוֹמָה וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת ־ עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה ־ אִישׁ רָץ לְבַדּֽוֹ ׃

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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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