2 Samuel 18:28

Then called out Ahimaaz, and said unto the king, Peace! And he bowed himself down to the king, with his face to the earth,—and said—Blessed, be Yahweh thy God, who hath surrendered the men who were lifting up their hand, against my lord the king.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

27Then said the watchman, It seemeth, to me, that, the running of the foremost, is like the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok. And the king said, A good man, is he, and, with good tidings, he cometh.

29And the king said, Is it, well, with the young man—Absolom? Then said Ahimaaz—I saw a great crowd, when Joab sent the king’s servant and [me] thy servant, but I knew not what [it meant].

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Cross References

Genesis 14:20And blessed be GOD Most High, who hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. So he gave unto him a tenth of all.

1 Samuel 24:18Thou, then, hast told to-day, how thou hast dealt with me, for good,—how, when Yahweh had surrendered me into thy hand, thou didst not slay me.

2 Samuel 1:2yea so it was, on the third day, that lo! a man came out of the camp, from Saul, with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head,—and so it was, when he came in unto David, that he fell to the earth, and did homage.

2 Samuel 22:27With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure,—but, with the perverse, thou didst shew thyself ready to contend:

Psalms 31:8And hast not shut me up in the hand of the foe, Thou hast given standing, in a roomy place, unto my feet.

Psalms 124:6Blessed, be Yahweh, who gave us not as prey to their teeth.

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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