2 Samuel 18:20

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Joab answered, “You're not the one to tell the king that his son is dead. You can take him a message some other time, but not today.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:19

Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Joab, let me run and tell King David that the LORD has rescued him from his enemies.”

2 Samuel 18:21

Someone from Ethiopia was standing there, and Joab told him, “Go and tell the king what you have seen.” The man knelt down in front of Joab and then got up and started running.

2 Samuel 18:27

The soldier on the roof shouted, “The first one runs just like Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” This time David said, “He's a good man. He must have some good news.”

2 Samuel 18:29

“Is my son Absalom all right?” David asked. Ahimaaz said, “When Joab sent your personal servant and me, I saw a noisy crowd. But I don't know what it was all about.”

2 Samuel 18:33

David started trembling. Then he went up to the room above the city gate to cry. As he went, he kept saying, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I could have died instead of you! Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:1

Someone told Joab, “The king is crying because Absalom is dead.”