“Is the young man Absalom alright?” the king asked. Ahimaaz answered, “I saw a lot of confusion when Joab sent me away, but I didn’t know what it meant.”
Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, spoke to Joab again, “Whatever may happen, I also want to run after the Sudanese messenger.” “Now, son, why should you deliver the message?” Joab asked. “You won’t be rewarded for this news.”
“Is the young man Absalom alright?” the king asked. The Sudanese messenger answered, “May your enemies and all who turned against you be like that young man!”