2 Samuel 18:29 · KJV
“And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and {me} thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what {it was}. {Is...: Heb. Is there peace?}”
— 2 Samuel 18:29
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. {All...: or, Peace be to thee: Heb. Peace} {delivered...: Heb. shut up}
And the king said {unto him}, Turn aside, {and} stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
2 Samuel 18 — Context
And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He {is} a good man, and cometh with good tidings. {Me...: Heb. I see the running}
28And 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. {All...: or, Peace be to thee: Heb. Peace} {delivered...: Heb. shut up}
29And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and {me} thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what {it was}. {Is...: Heb. Is there peace?}
30And the king said {unto him}, Turn aside, {and} stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.
31And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee. {Tidings: Heb. Tidings is brought}
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:22
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready? {howsoever: Heb. be what may} {ready: or, convenient}
2 Samuel 18:19-20
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. {avenged...: Heb. judged him from the hand, etc}
2 Samuel 20:9
And Joab said to Amasa, {Art} thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.