2 Samuel 18:28

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Ahimaaz	אֲחִימַ֗עַץ 'a.chi.Ma.'atz	H290	Achimaats · proper noun, a man's name
called	וַיִּקְרָ֣א vai.yik.Ra'	H7121	to call out to (i.e. properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
well	שָׁל֔וֹם sha.Lom	H7965	safe · noun, common masculine singular absolute
down	וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ vai.yish.Ta.chu	H7812	to depress · conjunction + verb, sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
earth	אָ֑רְצָה 'A.re.tzah	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular absolute + directional suffix
face	לְאַפָּ֖יו le.'a.Pav	H639	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine dual construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
king	לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ la.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Blessed	בָּרוּךְ֙ ba.ruKh	H1288	to kneel · verb, qal passive participle, masculine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ 'e.lo.Hei.kha	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
up	סִגַּר֙ si.Gar	H5462	to shut up · verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
men	הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים ha.'a.na.Shim	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
up	נָשְׂא֥וּ na.se.'U	H5375	to lift · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
hand	יָדָ֖ם ya.Dam	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine plural
lord	בַּֽאדֹנִ֥י ba.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Genesis 14:20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
2 Samuel 14:4 And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
Genesis 24:27 And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the…
1 Samuel 24:18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou kille…
1 Samuel 26:8 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the s…
2 Samuel 1:2 It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: an…
2 Samuel 22:27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
2 Chronicles 20:26 And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same p…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 18:19–end

Absalom's business is done; and we are now told, I. How David was informed of it. He staid behind at the city of Mahanaim, some miles from the wood where the battle was, and in the utmost border of the land. Absalom's scattered forces all made homeward toward Jordan, which was the contrary way from Mahanaim, so that his watchmen could not perceive how the battle went, till an express came on purpose to bring advice of the issue, which the king sat in the gate expecting to hear, Sa2 18:24. 1. Cushi was the man Joab ordered to carry the tidings (Sa2 18:21), an Ethiopian, so his name signifies, and some think that he was so by birth, a black that waited on Joab, probably one of the ten that had…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 18:24

David sat between the two gates--that is, in the tower-house on the wall that overhung the gate of Mahanaim. Near it was a watchtower, on which a sentinel was posted, as in times of war, to notify every occurrence. The delicacy of Ahimaaz' communication was made up by the unmistakable plainness of Cushi's. The death of Absalom was a heavy trial, and it is impossible not to sympathize with the outburst of feeling by which David showed that all thoughts of the victory he had won as a king were completely sunk in the painful loss he had sustained as a father. The extraordinary ardor and strength of his affection for this worthless son break out in the redundancy and vehemence of his mournful ej…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 18:25

If he be alone, there is tidings - That is, good tidings. For if the battle had been lost men would have been running in different directions through the country.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 18:28

And Ahimaaz called and said unto the king,.... As soon as he came so near as to be heard by him, before he came up to him, he said with a loud voice: all is well; the king's army has had success, beat the rebels, and obtained a complete victory: or "peace" (e); for it is but one word in the original, which signifies all happiness and prosperity, and this he wished the king; and so it is the same as if he had said, God save the king, may all happiness attend him: and he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king; when he came nearer to him, not only in reverence of him, but in thankfulness to God: and said, blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted…

Dictionary and topics

Ahimaaz — Brother of anger = irascible. (1.) The father Ahinoam, the wife of Saul (1 Sam. 14:50). (2.) The son and successor of Zadok in the office of high priest (1 Chr. 6:8, 53). On the occasion of the…
Cushi · 1. A messenger, who brought news to David — 1. A messenger, who brought news to David
Readings, Select · DAVID’ S LAMENT OVER ABSALOM — DAVID’ S LAMENT OVER ABSALOM
Salutations · By bowing — By bowing

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Samuel 18:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 18:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 18:24

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 18:25

John Gill on 2 Samuel 18:28

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 18:28

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 18:19–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Samuel 18:24

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 18:25

John Gill on 2 Samuel 18:28

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 18:28

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 18:28-29

Rashi on 2 Samuel 18:23