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2 Samuel 18:31

Cushi

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.

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!”

32 The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you.”

33 The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber 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!”

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BSB
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!”
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.
WEB
Behold, the Cushite came. The Cushite said, “Good news for my lord the king, for the LORD has avenged you today of all those who rose up against you.”
ASV
And, behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Tidings for my lord the king; for Jehovah hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
DARBY
And behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, Let my lord the king receive good tidings, for Jehovah has avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
BLB
And just then the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, “There is good news, my lord the king, for YHWH has avenged you this day against the hand of all those who rose up against you.”
ÅB
Straks etter kom kusitten, og han sa: Min herre kongen motta det gledelige budskap at Herren idag har hjulpet deg til din rett mot alle dem som hadde reist seg imot deg!
OTB
Da kom kusjitten og sa: "La min herre kongen motta gode nyheter, for Herren har rettferdiggjort deg denne dag ved å befri deg fra hånden til alle som reiste seg mot deg."
B1930
Straks efter kom kusitten, og han sa: Min herre kongen motta det gledelige budskap at Herren idag har hjulpet dig til din rett mot alle dem som hadde reist sig imot dig!

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