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2 Samuel 18:28

Ahimaaz

26 the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.

27 The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”

Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”

29 The 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.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
KJV
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.
WEB
Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”
ASV
And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
DARBY
And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, Peace! And he fell down to the earth on his face before the king, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
BLB
And Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, “All is well.” And he bowed down before the king with his face to the earth. And he said, “Blessed [be] YHWH your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
ÅB
Og Akima'as ropte til kongen: Fred! Og han kastet seg på sitt ansikt til jorden for kongen og sa: Lovet være Herren din Gud, som har gitt de menn som løftet sin hånd mot min herre kongen, i din makt!
OTB
Da ropte Ahimaas og sa til kongen: "Alt er vel." Og han kastet seg ned for kongen med ansiktet mot jorden og sa: "Velsignet være Herren din Gud, som har overgitt mennene som løftet sin hånd mot min herre kongen."
B1930
Og Akima'as ropte til kongen: Fred! Og han kastet sig på sitt ansikt til jorden for kongen og sa: Lovet være Herren din Gud, som har gitt de menn som løftet sin hånd mot min herre kongen, i din makt!

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 14:4

    When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”

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  • Genesis 14:20

    and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

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  • Revelation 19:1–3

    After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!

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  • 2 Samuel 22:27

    to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

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  • Psalms 31:8

    You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.

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  • 1 Samuel 26:8

    Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”

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  • Genesis 24:27

    saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”

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  • Psalms 144:1–2

    Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.

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