2 Samuel 18:19-29

19Then AhimaazH290 sonH1121 of ZadokH6659 saidH559, “PleaseH4994 let me runH7323 and tell the kingH4428 the good newsH1319 thatH3588 the LORDH3068 has avenged himH8199 ofH3027 his enemiesH341.”

20But JoabH3097 repliedH559, “YouH859 are notH3808 the manH376 to take good newsH1309 todayH3117H2088. You may doH1319 it anotherH312 dayH3117, but you must notH3808 do so todayH3117H2088, becauseH3588H5921 the king’sH4428 sonH1121 is deadH4191.”

21So JoabH3097 saidH559 to a CushiteH3569, “GoH1980, tellH5046 the kingH4428 whatH834 you have seenH7200.” The CushiteH3569 bowedH7812 to JoabH3097 and took off runningH7323.

22AhimaazH290 sonH1121 of ZadokH6659, however, persistedH3254H5750 and saidH559 toH413 JoabH3097H1961, “No matter whatH4100, pleaseH4994 let meH589 alsoH1571 runH7323 behindH310 the CushiteH3569!”

“My sonH1121,” JoabH3097 repliedH559, “whyH4100H2088 do youH859 want to runH7323, since you will notH369 receiveH4672 a rewardH1309?”

23“No matter whatH4100, I want to runH7323!” he repliedH1961.

“Then runH7323!” Joab toldH559 him.

So AhimaazH290 ranH7323 by wayH1870 of the plainH36031 and outranH5674 the CushiteH3569.

24Now DavidH1732 was sittingH3427 betweenH996 the twoH8147 gatesH8179 when the watchmanH6822 went upH1980 toH413 the roofH1406 of the gatewayH8179 byH413 the wallH2346, looked outH5375, and sawH7200H2009 a manH376 running aloneH7323H905. 25SoH6822 he called outH7121 and toldH5046 the kingH4428.

“If he is aloneH518H905,” the kingH4428 repliedH559, “he bearsH6310 good newsH1309.”

As the first runner drewH1980 nearH7131, 26the watchmanH6822 sawH7200 anotherH312 manH376 runningH7323, and he called outH7121H6822 toH413 the gatekeeperH7778, “LookH2009! Another manH376 is running aloneH7323H905!”

“ThisH2088 one alsoH1571 brings good newsH1319,” saidH559 the kingH4428.

27The watchmanH6822 saidH559, “The first manH7223 appearsH7200 to meH589 to be runningH4794 like AhimaazH290 sonH1121 of ZadokH6659.”

“ThisH2088 is a goodH2896 manH376,” saidH559 the kingH4428. “He comesH935 withH413 goodH2896 newsH1309.”

28Then AhimaazH290 called outH7121 toH413 the kingH4428, “All is wellH7965!” And he bowedH7812 facedownH639H776 before the kingH4428.

He continuedH559, “BlessedH1288 be the LORDH3068 your GodH430! He has delivered upH5462 the menH582 whoH834 raisedH5375 their handsH3027 against my lordH113 the kingH4428.”

29The kingH4428 askedH559, “Is the young manH5288 AbsalomH53 all rightH7965?”

And AhimaazH290 repliedH559, “When JoabH3097 sentH7971 the king’sH4428 servantH5650 and your servantH5650, I sawH7200 a greatH1419 tumultH1995, but I do notH3808 knowH3045 what it wasH4100.”