2 Samuel 18:21-25

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,