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2 Samuel · read by Warren Wiersbe
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2 Samuel 18
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Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, "Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies."Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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But Joab replied, "You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king's son is dead."Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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So Joab said to a Cushite, "Go, tell the king what you have seen." The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, "Regardless of whatever may happen, please let me also run behind the Cushite!" "My son," Joab replied, "why do you want to run, since you will not receive a reward?"Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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So he called out and told the king. "If he is alone," the king replied, "he bears good news." As the first runner drew near,Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, "Look! Another man is running alone!" "This one also brings good news," said the king.Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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The watchman said, "The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok." "This is a good man," said the king. "He comes with good news."Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, "All is well!" And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, "Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king."Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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The king asked, "Is the young man Absalom all right?" And Ahimaaz replied, "When Joab sent the king's servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was."Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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"Move aside," said the king, "and stand here." So he stepped aside.Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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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!"Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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The king asked the Cushite, "Is the young man Absalom all right?" And the Cushite replied, "May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you."Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger
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The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, "O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!"Read from KJV · Help Wanted: A Messenger