2 Samuel 18:29

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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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
man	לַנַּ֖עַר la.Na.'ar	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Absalom	לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם le.'av.sha.Lom	H53	Abshalom · preposition + proper noun, a man's name
safe	שָׁל֥וֹם sha.Lom	H7965	safe · noun, common masculine singular absolute
Ahimaaz	אֲחִימַ֡עַץ 'a.chi.Ma.'atz	H290	Achimaats · proper noun, a man's name
answered	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Joab	יוֹאָב֙ yo.'Av	H3097	Joab · proper noun, a man's name
sent	לִ֠שְׁלֹחַ Lish.lo.ach	H7971	to send away · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
king’s	הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
servant	עֶ֨בֶד 'E.ved	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct
servant	עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ 'av.De.kha	H5650	a servant · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
saw	רָאִיתִי֩ ra.'i.Ti	H7200	to see · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular
great	הַגָּד֜וֹל ha.ga.Dol	H1419	great (in any sense) · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
tumult	הֶהָמ֨וֹן he.ha.Mon	H1995	a noise · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
knew	יָדַ֖עְתִּי ya.Da'.ti	H3045	to know (properly · verb, qal perfect, 1st person common singular

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Cross-references

2 Samuel 18:22 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 wil…
2 Samuel 18:19-20 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.
2 Samuel 20:9 And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.

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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 18:29

I saw a great tumult - It was very probable that Ahimaaz did not know of the death of Absalom; he had seen the rout of his army, but did not know of his death. Others think he knew all, and told this untruth that he might not be the messenger of bad news to David.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 18:29

And the king said, is the young man Absalom safe?.... Or, is there "peace" (f) to him? you say there is peace, and that prosperity and success have attended my army; but what peace has Absalom? is he well, and in safety? David seemed more concerned for him than for his army and the success of it; and even suggests as if it was nothing if Absalom was not safe, so great were his affections towards him: and Ahimaaz answered, when Joab sent the king's servant; which was Cushi, the first messenger, whose office perhaps it was to be one of the king's messengers, and therefore called his servant: and me thy servant: Ahimaaz himself who was sent after the other: I saw a great tumult, but I knew n…

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

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 18:29

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 18:29

John Gill on 2 Samuel 18:29

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 18:29

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 18:29

John Gill on 2 Samuel 18:29

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 18:29

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

Rashi on 2 Samuel 18:29