2 Samuel 18:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Then 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.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    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.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Ahimaas cryed, and sayde vnto ye kinge: Peace, and worshipped before the kynge vpon his face to the grounde, and sayde: Praised be the LORDE thy God, which hath geuen ouer ye men that lifte vp their handes agaynst my LORDE the kynge.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Ahimaaz called, and sayde vnto the King, Peace be with thee: and he fell downe to the earth vpon his face before the King, and saide, Blessed be the Lorde thy God, who hath shut vp the men that lift vp their handes against my lorde the King.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Ahimaaz called & said vnto ye king, peace be with thee: And he fell downe to the earth vpo his face before the king, and sayd: Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath shut vp the me that lift vp their handes against my lorde the king.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, All is well. He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Ahimaaz calleth and saith unto the king, `Peace;' and he boweth himself to the king, on his face, to the earth, and saith, `Blessed `is' Jehovah thy God who hath shut up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, "All is well." He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, "Blessed is Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Then Ahimaaz called out and said to the king,“Greetings!” He bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and said,“May the LORD your God be praised because he has defeated the men who opposed my lord the king!”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 14:4 : 4 And when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.
  • Gen 14:20 : 20 And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all."
  • Gen 24:27 : 27 And he said, "Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren."
  • 1 Sam 24:18 : 18 And you have shown this day how you have dealt well with me: for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.
  • 1 Sam 26:8 : 8 Then Abishai said to David, "God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day. Now, therefore, let me strike him with the spear to the ground with one stroke, and I will not strike him a second time."
  • 2 Sam 1:2 : 2 On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes torn and earth upon his head: and when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid respect.
  • 2 Sam 22:27 : 27 With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the perverse you will show yourself shrewd.
  • 2 Chr 20:26 : 26 And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the LORD; therefore the name of that place was called the Valley of Berachah until this day.
  • Ps 31:8 : 8 And have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: you have set my feet in a wide place.
  • Ps 115:1 : 1 Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but to Your name give glory, for Your mercy and for Your truth's sake.
  • Ps 124:6 : 6 Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
  • Ps 144:1-2 : 1 Blessed be the LORD my strength, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdues my people under me.
  • Rev 19:1-3 : 1 And after these things I heard a great voice of a multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and honor, and power, to the Lord our God: 2 For true and righteous are His judgments: for He has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged the blood of His servants at her hand. 3 And again they said, Hallelujah. And her smoke rose up forever and ever.

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    29And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and me your servant, I saw a great commotion, but I did not know what it was.

    30And the king said to him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

    31And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, News, my lord the king: for the LORD has avenged you this day of all those who rose up against you.

    32And the king said to Cushi, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushi answered, May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise against you to do you harm, be as that young man is.

    33And the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I had died for you, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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    21Then Joab said to Cushi, Go tell the king what you have seen. And Cushi bowed himself to Joab, and ran.

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    23But however, he said, let me run. And he said to him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran Cushi.

    24And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

    25And the watchman called, and told the king. And the king said, If he is alone, there is news in his mouth. And he came quickly, and approached.

    26And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called to the gatekeeper, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also brings news.

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

  • 19Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, Let me now run, and bear the king news, how the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.

  • 22And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, Today your servant knows that I have found grace in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.

  • 16And it came to pass, when Hushai the Archite, David's friend, came to Absalom, that Hushai said to Absalom, God save the king, God save the king.

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    32And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to you, saying, Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, Why did I come from Geshur? it would have been better for me to still be there: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there is any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

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    34But Absalom fled. And the young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, many people were coming by way of the hillside behind him.

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  • 20And David said to all the assembly, Now bless the LORD your God. And all the assembly blessed the LORD God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and worshiped the LORD, and the king.

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    4But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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    20And when Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house, they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

    21And it came to pass, after they departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told King David, and said to David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus has Ahithophel counseled against you.

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    17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a woman went and told them, and they went and told King David.

    18Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they both went away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court, where they went down.

  • 36Behold, they have with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiathar's son; and by them you shall send to me everything that you can hear.

  • 4And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who has with his hands fulfilled what he spoke with his mouth to my father David, saying,

  • 27The king said also to Zadok the priest, Are you not a seer? return to the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.

  • 27And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in your eyes.

  • 36And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king and said, Amen. May the LORD God of my lord the king say so too.

  • 15And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David my father, and has with his hand fulfilled it, saying,

  • 48And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who has granted one to sit on my throne this day, my own eyes seeing it.

  • 14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all your servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and goes at your bidding, and is honorable in your house?

  • 38And the king said to his servants, Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

  • 32And it came to pass, that when David came to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat torn, and earth upon his head:

  • 20And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

  • 9Behold, he is hidden now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them are overthrown at the first, that whoever hears it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.

  • 32And King David said, Call Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada to me. And they came before the king.

  • 15And the king's servants said to the king, Behold, your servants are ready to do whatever my lord the king shall appoint.

  • 18And you have shown this day how you have dealt well with me: for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.

  • 30And it came to pass, while they were on the way, that news came to David, saying, Absalom has slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

  • 4And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel.

  • 23And they told the king, saying, Behold Nathan the prophet. And when he came in before the king, he bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.

  • 23All these things Araunah, as a king, gave to the king. And Araunah said to the king, May the LORD your God accept you.