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Then said Ahimaaz the sonne of Zadok ,
I pray thee ,
let me runne ,
and beare the King tidings that the Lorde hath deliuered him out of the hande of his enemies .
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And Joab said unto him ,
Thou (
note :)
For Joab bore a good affection to Ahimaaz and doubted how David would take the report of Absalom '
s death .(:
note )
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 Ioab to Cushi ,
Goe ,
tel the king ,
what thou hast seene ;
Cushi bowed himselfe vnto Ioab ,
and ran .
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Then saide Ahimaaz the sonne of Zadok againe to Ioab ,
What ,
I pray thee ,
if I also runne after Cushi ?
And Ioab said ,
Wherefore now wilt thou runne ,
my sonne ,
seeing that thou hast no tidings to bring ?
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Yet what if I runne ?
Then he saide vnto him ,
Runne .
So Ahimaaz ranne by the way of the plaine ,
and ouerwent Cushi .
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And David sat between the two (
note :)
He sat in the gate of the city of Mahanaim .(:
note )
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 cryed , &
amp ;
tolde ye king ;
the King said ,
If he be alone ,
he bringeth tidings ;
he came apace ,
and drew neere .
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And the watchman saw another man running ,
and the watchman called vnto the porter ,
and said ,
Behold ,
another man runneth alone ;
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 (
note :)
He had experienced his fidelity , (
2Sa_17
:21 ).(:
note )
good man ,
and cometh with good tidings .
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And Ahimaaz called ,
and sayde vnto the King ,
Peace be with thee :
and he fell downe to the earth vpon his face before the King ,
and saide ,
Blessed be the Lorde thy God ,
who hath shut vp the men that lift vp their handes against my lorde 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 (
note :)
That is ,
Cushi ,
who was an Ethiopian .(:
note )
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 vnto him ,
Turne aside ,
and stand here .
so he turned aside &
amp ;
stoode still .
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And beholde ,
Cushi came ,
and Cushi saide ,
Tidings ,
my lorde the King :
for the Lord hath deliuered thee this day out of the hande of all that rose against thee .
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Then the King saide vnto Cushi ,
Is the yong man Absalom safe ?
And Cushi answered ,
The enemies of my lorde the King ,
and all that rise against thee to doe thee hurt ,
be as that yong man is .
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And the king was much (
note :)
Because he considers both the judgment of God against his sin ,
and could not otherwise hide his fatherly affection for his son .(:
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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 !