2 Samuel 18:21

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Then Joab said to a Cushite, 'Go, tell the king what you have seen.' The Cushite bowed to Joab and ran off.

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  • 2 Sam 18:22-32
    11 verses
    87%

    22But Ahimaaz son of Zadok again said to Joab, 'Come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite.' Joab replied, 'Why do you want to run, my son? You will not gain any reward for delivering this news.'

    23But Ahimaaz insisted, 'Let me run, no matter what!' So Joab said, 'Run!' Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.

    24Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall. As he looked, he saw a man running alone.

    25The watchman called out and told the king. The king said, 'If he is alone, he is bringing news.' And the runner continued approaching.

    26Then the watchman saw another man running, and he called to the gatekeeper, 'Look, another man is running alone!' The king said, 'He too brings news.'

    27The watchman said, 'It seems to me the running of the first man is like that of Ahimaaz son of Zadok.' 'He is a good man,' the king said, 'and he comes with good news.'

    28Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, 'All is well!' He bowed down with his face to the ground before the king and said, 'Praise be to the Lord your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.'

    29The king asked, 'Is the young man Absalom safe?' Ahimaaz answered, 'I saw a great commotion when Joab sent the king’s servant and me, but I do not know what it was.'

    30The king said, 'Stand aside and wait here.' So he stepped aside and stood there.

    31Then the Cushite arrived and said, 'My lord the king, hear the good news! Today the Lord has vindicated you by delivering you from the hand of all who rose up against you.'

    32The king asked the Cushite, 'Is the young man Absalom safe?' The Cushite replied, 'May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise against you to harm you end up like that young man.'

  • 2 Sam 18:19-20
    2 verses
    78%

    19Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, 'Let me run and bring the king news that the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.'

    20But Joab said to him, 'You are not the one to take the news today. You may take the news another day, but not today, because the king’s son is dead.'

  • 2 Sam 3:23-24
    2 verses
    72%

    23When Joab and all the soldiers who were with him arrived, they were told, 'Abner son of Ner came to the king, and the king sent him away in peace.'

    24So Joab went to the king and said, 'What have you done? Look, Abner came to you. Why did you let him go? Now he is gone!'

  • 2 Sam 11:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18Joab sent David a full report of the battle.

    19He instructed the messenger, 'When you finish delivering the report of the battle to the king,

  • 2 Sam 11:22
    70%

    22The messenger set out, and when he arrived, he reported to David everything Joab had sent him to say.

  • 2 Sam 14:32-33
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    70%

    32Absalom said to Joab, 'Look, I sent word to you, saying, “Come here so I can send you to the king to ask, 'Why did I come back from Geshur? It would have been better for me to remain there.'” Now, let me see the king’s face. If I am guilty of anything, let him put me to death.'

    33So Joab went to the king and told him this. Then the king summoned Absalom, who came to the king and bowed himself down with his face to the ground before him. And the king kissed Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 17:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel. A servant girl would go and inform them, and they would go and inform King David, for they could not be seen entering the city.

    18But a young man saw them and reported it to Absalom. So both of them left quickly and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they went down into it.

  • 2 Sam 18:11
    69%

    11Joab said to the man who reported it, 'You saw him? Why didn’t you strike him down right there? I would have rewarded you with ten pieces of silver and a belt.'

  • 2 Sam 19:1
    69%

    1The king was deeply moved and went up to the upper room over the gate and wept. As he went, he said, "My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died in your place, Absalom, my son, my son!"

  • 2 Sam 19:5
    69%

    5The king covered his face and cried out in a loud voice, "My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"

  • 2 Sam 14:21-23
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    69%

    21The king said to Joab, "Very well, I will do it. Go, bring back the young man Absalom."

    22Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage, and he blessed the king. Joab said, "Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his servant’s request."

    23Then Joab arose, went to Geshur, and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 2:28-31
    4 verses
    68%

    28When the news reached Joab—who had supported Adonijah but not Absalom—he fled to the tent of the LORD and took hold of the horns of the altar.

    29It was reported to King Solomon that Joab had fled to the tent of the LORD and was by the altar. So Solomon sent Benaiah son of Jehoiada, saying, 'Go, strike him down!'

    30When Benaiah reached the tent of the LORD, he said to Joab, 'The king says, “Come out.”' But Joab replied, 'No, I will die here.' So Benaiah went back to the king and reported, 'This is how Joab answered me.'

    31The king said to him, 'Do as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and my father's house the guilt of the blood that Joab shed without cause.

  • 2 Sam 13:34-35
    2 verses
    68%

    34Meanwhile, Absalom fled. Now the watchman looked up and saw a large crowd coming down the hill on the road behind him.

    35Jonadab said to the king, 'Look, the king’s sons have come. It has happened just as your servant said.’

  • 2 Sam 20:11
    68%

    11One of Joab's men stood by Amasa and said, "Whoever is loyal to Joab and whoever is for David, follow Joab!"

  • 2 Sam 14:3
    67%

    3Then go to the king and speak to him as I instruct you." And Joab put the words into her mouth.

  • 2 Sam 3:31
    67%

    31Then David said to Joab and all the people with him, 'Tear your clothes, put on sackcloth, and mourn for Abner.' And King David himself walked behind the bier.

  • 1 Kgs 2:5
    67%

    5Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—how he killed the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He shed their blood as if in war during a time of peace, staining his belt and sandals with the blood.

  • 1 Chr 21:4
    67%

    4Nevertheless, the king’s word prevailed against Joab. So Joab went out and traveled throughout all Israel, and then he returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 15:35-36
    2 verses
    66%

    35'Aren’t Zadok and Abiathar the priests with you? Whatever you hear in the king’s palace, tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests.'

    36Look, their two sons, Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, and Jonathan, the son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send me everything you hear through them.

  • 2 Sam 14:18-19
    2 verses
    66%

    18Then the king said to the woman, "Do not hide anything I ask you." The woman said, "Let my lord the king speak."

    19The king asked, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all of this?" The woman answered, "As surely as you live, my lord the king, it is true. Your servant Joab instructed me and put all these words into the mouth of your servant."

  • 1 Chr 19:14
    66%

    14Joab and the troops who were with him advanced against the Arameans to fight, and they fled before him.

  • 2 Sam 15:9
    66%

    9The king said to him, 'Go in peace.' So he got up and went to Hebron.

  • 2 Sam 2:24
    66%

    24But Joab and Abishai pursued Abner. As the sun was setting, they came to the hill of Ammah, near Giah, on the way to the wilderness of Gibeon.

  • 2 Sam 18:5
    66%

    5The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, 'Be gentle with the young man Absalom for my sake.' All the troops heard the king’s orders concerning Absalom to all the commanders.

  • 2 Sam 17:20-21
    2 verses
    66%

    20When Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, 'Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?' She answered, 'They crossed over the stream.' The servants searched but did not find them, and they returned to Jerusalem.

    21After they had left, the two men came up out of the well. They went and informed King David, saying, 'Get up and cross the river quickly, because this is what Ahithophel has advised against you.'

  • 2 Sam 15:20
    66%

    20‘You only came yesterday, so why should I make you wander with us today? I must go wherever I can. Return and take your brothers with you. May kindness and faithfulness be with you.’