2 Samuel 18:32

And the king said unto Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Cushi	הַכּוּשִׁ֔י ha.ku.Shi	H3569	a Cushite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
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	הֲשָׁל֥וֹם ha.sha.Lom	H7965	safe · interrogative particle + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Cushi	הַכּוּשִׁ֗י ha.ku.Shi	H3569	a Cushite · definite article + noun, gentilic masculine singular absolute
answered	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
enemies	אֹֽיְבֵי֙ 'o.ye.Vei	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
lord	אֲדֹנִ֣י 'a.do.Ni	H113	sovereign · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
rise	קָ֥מוּ Ka.mu	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person common plural
hurt	לְרָעָֽה le.ra.'Ah	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · preposition + noun, common feminine singular absolute
man	כַנַּ֙עַר֙ kha.Na.'ar	H5288	(concretely) a boy (as active) · preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Judges 5:31 So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest fo…
1 Samuel 25:26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from…
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…
Psalms 68:1-2 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
Daniel 4:19 Then Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thoughts troubled him. The king spake, and said, Belteshazzar,…

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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 18:32

Is the young man Absalom safe? - This was the utmost of his solicitude, and it well merited the reproof which Joab gave him, Sa2 19:5.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 18:32

And the king said unto Cushi, is the young man Absalom safe?.... The same question that was put to Ahimaaz, 2 Samuel 18:29; which shows what lay nearest his heart, and was uppermost in his mind: and Cushi answered, the enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is, which was tacitly saying he was dead, and so David understood it; and he expressed it in such a manner, that David could not be displeased with the messenger; though the message was grievous to him.

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 — Properly “the Cushite,” “the Ethiopian,” a man apparently attached to Joab’s person. (2 Samuel 18:21-25,31,32)
Cushite — (1.) The messenger sent by Joab to David to announce his victory over Absalom (2 Sam. 18:32). (2.) The father of Shelemiah (Jer. 36:14). (3.) Son of Gedaliah, and father of the prophet Zephaniah…
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 18:32

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 18:32

John Gill on 2 Samuel 18:32

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 18:32

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 18:32

John Gill on 2 Samuel 18:32

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 18:32

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

Rashi on 2 Samuel 18:30