And Joab said unto him, You shall not bear tidings this day, but you shall bear tidings another day: but this day you shall bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
2 Samuel 18:21 - King James 2000 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what you have seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then said Joab to the Cushite [an Ethiopian], Go tell the king what you have seen. And the Cushite bowed to Joab and ran. American Standard Version (1901) Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. Common English Bible Then Joab said to a Cushite, “Go tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed low before Joab, then ran off. Catholic Public Domain Version Then Joab said to Hushai, "Go, and report to the king what you have seen." Hushai reverenced Joab, and he ran. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Joab said to Chusai: Go, and tell the king what thou hast seen. Chusai bowed down to Joab, and ran. |
And Joab said unto him, You shall not bear tidings this day, but you shall bear tidings another day: but this day you shall bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, Come what may, let me, I pray you, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Why will you run, my son, seeing that you have no tidings ready?
Come what may, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and outran Cushi.
And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD has avenged you this day of all them that rose up against you.