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2 Samuel 18:31

Cushi

29 And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

30 And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

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.

32 And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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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
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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  • 2 Samuel 18:19

    Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:35–36

    To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:28

    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.

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  • Luke 18:7–8

    And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?

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  • Psalms 124:2–3

    If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us:

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  • Psalms 58:10

    The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

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  • Psalms 94:1–4

    O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.

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  • 2 Samuel 22:48–49

    It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,

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