dby - 2Samuel:18:19-19:8

dby@2Samuel:18:19 @ And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, Let me run, I pray, and carry the king the news that Jehovah has avenged him of his enemies.

dby@2Samuel:18:20 @ And Joab said to him, Thou shalt not be a bearer of news to-day, but thou shalt carry the news another day; but to-day thou shalt carry no news, because the king's son is dead.

dby@2Samuel:18:21 @ Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran.

dby@2Samuel:18:22 @ And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said yet again to Joab, Come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite. And Joab said, Why wilt thou run, my son, seeing that there is no news suited [to thee]?

dby@2Samuel:18:23 @ -- But, come what may, let me run. And he said to him, Run. And Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outstripped the Cushite.

dby@2Samuel:18:24 @ And David sat between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate, on to the wall, and lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man running alone.

dby@2Samuel:18:25 @ And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is news in his mouth. And he came on and drew near.

dby@2Samuel:18:26 @ And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the porter and said, Behold a man running alone. And the king said, He also is a bearer of news.

dby@2Samuel:18:27 @ And the watchman said, I see the running of the foremost like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man; and comes with good news.

dby@2Samuel:18:28 @ 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.

dby@2Samuel:18:29 @ And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz said, I saw a great tumult when Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant; but I knew not what it was.

dby@2Samuel:18:30 @ And the king said, Turn aside [and] stand here. And he turned aside and stood still.

dby@2Samuel:18:31 @ 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.

dby@2Samuel:18:32 @ And the king said to the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite said, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee for evil, be as that young man.

dby@2Samuel:18:33 @ And the king was much moved, and went up to the upper chamber of the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said thus: O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died in thy stead, O Absalom, my son, my son!

dby@2Samuel:19:1 @ And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.

dby@2Samuel:19:2 @ And the victory that day was [turned] into mourning for all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king is grieved for his son.

dby@2Samuel:19:3 @ And the people stole away that day into the city, as people steal away when ashamed of fleeing in battle.

dby@2Samuel:19:4 @ And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!

dby@2Samuel:19:5 @ And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast put to shame this day the faces of all thy servants who have this day saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives and the lives of thy concubines;

dby@2Samuel:19:6 @ in that thou lovest them that hate thee, and hatest those that love thee. For thou hast declared this day, that neither princes nor servants are anything to thee: for to-day I perceive, that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died to-day, then it would have been right in thine eyes.

dby@2Samuel:19:7 @ But now arise, go forth, and speak consolingly to thy servants; for I swear by Jehovah, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night; and that would be worse to thee than all the evil that has befallen thee from thy youth until now.

dby@2Samuel:19:8 @ Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate. And all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.