2Samuel:18:19-19
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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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And Joab said unto him ,
Thou shalt not bear tidings this day ,
but thou shalt bear tidings another day :
but this day thou shalt bear no tidings ,
because the king '
s son is dead .
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Then said Joab to Cushi ,
Go tell the king what thou hast seen .
And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab ,
and ran .
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Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab ,
But howsoever ,
let me ,
I pray thee ,
also run after Cushi .
And Joab said ,
Wherefore wilt thou run ,
my son ,
seeing that thou hast no tidings ready ?
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But howsoever ,
said he ,
let me run .
And he said unto him ,
Run .
Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain ,
and overran Cushi .
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And David sat between the two gates :
and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall ,
and lifted up his eyes ,
and looked ,
and behold a man running alone .
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And the watchman cried ,
and told the king .
And the king said ,
If he be alone ,
there is tidings in his mouth .
And he came apace ,
and drew near .
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And the watchman saw another man running :
and the watchman called unto the porter ,
and said ,
Behold another man running alone .
And the king said ,
He also bringeth tidings .
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And the watchman said ,
Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok .
And the king said ,
He is a good man ,
and cometh with good tidings .
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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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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 .
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And the king said unto him ,
Turn aside ,
and stand here .
And he turned aside ,
and stood still .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 !