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2 Samuel 18:19-23

2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 Samuel 18:19 today you shall carry no news, because the king’s son is dead. Joab does not seem to be hiding anything from David (Go, tell the king what you have seen). But he apparently wants to protect Ahimaaz, son of Zadok the priest, from having to deliver the bad news to David. Then Ahimaaz... outran the Cushite. It may be that the Cushite took a direct road over the mountains, while Ahimaaz took the longer but easier way along the plain.

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See also 2 Samuel 18:19-23 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    Ahimaaz was a well-known runner 2 Samuel 18:27. Speed was a heroic virtue in those simple times (compare 2 Samuel 2:18). In Hezekiah’s reign 2 Chronicles 30:6,...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    8. THE CIVIL WAR AND ABSALOM'S DEATH CHAPTER 18 _ 1. The battle in the forest of Ephraim (2 Samuel 18:1)_ 2. The death of Absalom (2 Samuel 18:9) 3. The tidings of his death and David's grief ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 SAMUEL 18:1 TO 1 SAMUEL 19:8. DEFEAT AND DEATH OF ABSALOM. DAVID'S GRIEF (J). 2 SAMUEL 18:1. Absalom's followers are defeated with great slaughter. Nothing is known as to the battle-field, the Fore...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The news carried to David 19. _hath avenged him of his enemies_ Lit. _judged him out of the hand of his enemies_: pronounced a favourable verdict in his cause and delivered him. Cp. 1 Samuel 24:15; P...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _David's Lament for Absalom._ 2 Samuel 18:19-33 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. 20 And Joab said un...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ Then said Ahimaaz ... Let me now run and bear the king tidings. The...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE DEFEAT AND DEATH OF ABSALOM 1. Numbered] rather, 'mustered.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 18 DAVID’S MEN DEFEAT AND KILL ABSALOM V1 David counted the soldiers who were with him. He appointed men to command groups of 1000...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ אֲחִימַ֤עַץ בֶּן ־צָדֹוק֙ אָמַ֔ר אָר֣וּצָה...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXIV. _ DAVID'S GRIEF FOR ABSALOM._ 2 Samuel 18:19; 2 Samuel 19:1. ''NEXT to the calamity of losing a battle," a great general used to say, "is that of gaining a victory." The battle in the...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    TIDINGS THAT FAILED TO BRING JOY 2 Samuel 18:16 Ahimaaz was far-famed for his swift running. He had already served the royal cause, and his family was intimate with the king, 2 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    The delay advised by Hushai resulted in multitudes gathering to David, and at last the day of battle between those loyal to him and Absalom's followers arrived. Two men attract our attention, David an...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (19) В¶ 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. (20) And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 14 THROUGH 20. David's partiality for Absalom had yet other and more painful results, and heavy chastisements. It is painful to see the conqueror of Goliath d...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    THEN SAID AHIMAAZ THE SON OF ZADOK,.... To Joab; for it seems he stayed with the army when he with Jonathan brought the message from Hushai to David: LET ME NOW RUN, AND BEAR THE KING TIDINGS HOW THA...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    _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._ Ver. 19. _And bear the king tidings._] Who could not but much long...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Let me now run_ Ahimaaz wished to be made the messenger of this good success to the king; but Joab, who loved him, and knew how disagreeable the account of Absalom's death would be to David, refused...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Dauid viewing the armies in their march, giueth them charge of Absalom. 6 The Israelites are sore smitten in the wood of Ephraim. 9 Absalom hanging in an Oke, is slaine by Ioab, and cast into a pi...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    David's Lament for Absalom...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Then said Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, who was with the troops, LET ME NOW RUN AND BEAR THE KING TIDINGS HOW THAT THE LORD HATH AVENGED HIM OF HIS ENEMIES, it was the direct divine interposition which h...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    David had taken full advantage of the delay that Hushai had counselled to Absalom, with large numbers of the people being gathered to David. Now the time comes for war with Absalom, who has considered...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    AVENGED HIM OF HIS ENEMIES: _ Heb._ judged him from the hand etc....

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    19-33 By directing David to give God thanks for his victory, Ahimaaz prepared him for the news of his son's death. The more our hearts are fixed and enlarged, in thanksgiving to God for our mercies,...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    No text from Poole on this verse....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    2 Samuel 18:19 Ahimaaz H290 son H1121 Zadok H6659 said H559 (H8804) run H7323 (H8799) news H1319 ...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Battle of Mount Ephriam. Slaying of Absalom. CHARACTERS: God, David, Absalom, Joab, Abishai, Ittai, Ahimaaz, a Cushite. CONCLUSION: Those who exalt themselves shall be abased. It never pay...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    2 Samuel 18:2. _A third part under Ittai,_ the Philistine general who had faithfully followed the fortunes of the king. 2 Samuel 18:6. _The wood of Ephraim_ lay beyond Jordan, and was not in the lot o...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES.— 2 Samuel 18:1. “DAVID NUMBERED,” etc. “The hardy mountaineers of Gilead came in great numbers at the call of their chieftains.”—_(Jamieson.)_ Josephus says the army nu...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION 2 SAMUEL 18:1 AND DAVID NUMBERED. The verb really means that he organized his army, and arranged it in companies and divisions. As Absalom gathered all Israel to him, there would be some d...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    So David numbered the people that were with him, and he set the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds. And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, a t...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel 17:17; 2 Samuel 18:23; 2 Samuel 18:27;...

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