2 Samuel 18:21-32

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.”

30“Move asideH5437,” saidH559 the kingH4428, “and standH3320 hereH3541.”

So he steppedH5975 asideH5437.

31Just thenH2009 the CushiteH3569 cameH935 and saidH559H3569, “May my lordH113 the kingH4428H3588 hear the good newsH1319: TodayH3117 the LORDH3068 has avenged youH8199 ofH3027 allH3605 who rose upH6965 against youH5921!”

32The kingH4428H413 askedH559 the CushiteH3569, “Is the young manH5288 AbsalomH53 all rightH7965?”

And the CushiteH3569 repliedH559, “May the enemiesH341 of my lordH113 the kingH4428 and allH3605 whoH834 rise upH6965 against youH5921 to harm youH7451 beH1961 like that young manH5288.”