2 Samuel 18:20

Easy To Read Version

Joab answered Ahimaaz, “No, you will not bring the news {to David} today. You can bring the news another time, but not today. Why? Because the king’s son is dead.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:19

Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said {to Joab}, “Let me now run and bring the news to King David. I’ll tell him the Lord has destroyed the enemy for him.”

2 Samuel 18:21

Then Joab said to a man from Ethiopia, “Go, tell the king about the things you have seen.”

2 Samuel 18:27

The watchman said, “I think the first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.”

2 Samuel 18:29

The king asked, “Is young Absalom all right?”

2 Samuel 18:33

{Then the king knew Absalom was dead}. The king was very upset. He went up to the room over the gate and cried. He kept crying again and again as he walked to that room. He was saying, “O my son Absalom, my son Absalom! I wish I had died instead of you. O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 18:5

The king gave a command to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai. He said, “Do this for me: Be gentle with young Absalom!”

2 Samuel 19:1

People told the news to Joab. They told Joab, “Look, the king is crying and very sad for Absalom.”