2 Samuel 18:31

2 Samuel 18:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, 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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the Cushite arrived and said, “My lord the king, hear the good news! The Lord has vindicated you today by delivering you from the hand of all who rose up against you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, "Good news for my lord the king! For the Lord has delivered you this day from the hand of all who rose up against you."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Just then the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, “There is good news, my lord the king! For the Lord has avenged you this day of all those who rose against you.”

Context of 2 Samuel 18:31

29The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.” 30“Move aside,” said the king, “and stand here.” So he stepped aside. Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!” 32The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up against you to harm you be like that young man.” 33The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 18:31 word by word

וְהִנֵּ֥ה הַכּוּשִׁ֖י בָּ֑א וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַכּוּשִׁ֗י יִתְבַּשֵּׂר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־שְׁפָטְךָ֤ יְהוָה֙ הַיּ֔וֹם מִיַּ֖ד כָּל־הַקָּמִ֥ים עָלֶֽיךָ׃ סRead the interlinear

• Just thenהִנֵּהhinnêh · beholdH2009
• the Cushiteכּוּשִׁיkûshîy · EthiopianH3569
• cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• May my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• the kingכִּיkîy · forH3588
• hear the good newsבָּשַׂרbâώar · to bear tidingsH1319
• Todayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• has avenged youשָׁפַטshâphaţ · to judgeH8199
• ofיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who rose upקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
• against youעַל‛al · uponH5921

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 18:31

• 2 Samuel 18:19Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”
• 2 Samuel 22:48the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
• Deuteronomy 32:35Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”
• Psalms 58:10The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
• Psalms 94:1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
• Psalms 124:2if the LORD had not been on our side when men attacked us,
• Luke 18:7Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay in helping them?

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Tidings … - Rather, “Let my lord the king receive the good tidings.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-33Verses 19-33 By directing David to give God thanks for his victory, Ahimaaz prepared him for the news of his son's death. The more our hearts are fixed and enlarged, in thanksgiving to God for our mercies, the better disposed we shall be to bear with patience the afflictions mixed with them. Some think David's wish arose from concern about Absalom's everlasting state; but he rather seems to have spoken without due thought. He is to be blamed for showing…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 24-3224-32. David sat between the two gates--that is, in the tower-house on the wall that overhung the gate of Mahanaim. Near it was a watchtower, on which a sentinel was posted, as in times of war, to notify every occurrence. The delicacy of Ahimaaz' communication was made up by the unmistakable plainness of Cushi's. The death of Absalom was a heavy trial, and it is impossible not to sympathize with the outburst of feeling by which David showed that all…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings