2 Samuel 18:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

²⁰ Joab replied to him, ‘You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but today you aren’t taking good news, because the king’s son is dead.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ Joab told him, You shall not carry news today, but another time. Today you shall bear no news, for the king's son is dead.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Joab said to him, “You aren’t the one to bring the news today. You can bring news on another day, but not today, because the king’s son is dead.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And Joab said to him: "You shall not be the messenger on this day. Instead, you shall report on another day. I am not willing for you to give the report today, because the son of the king is dead."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And Joab said to him: Thou shalt not be the messenger this day, but shalt bear tidings another day. This day I will not have thee bear tidings, because the king's son is dead.

2 Samuel 18:20 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 18:19

Ahimaaz son of Zadok  said, ‘Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the Lord has vindicated him by freeing him from his enemies.’

2 Samuel 18:21

Joab then said to a Cushite, ‘Go and tell the king what you have seen.’ The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.

2 Samuel 18:27

The watchman said, ‘The way the first man runs looks to me like the way Ahimaaz son of Zadok runs.’ ‘This is a good man; he comes with good news,’  the king commented.

2 Samuel 18:29

The king asked, ‘Is the young man Absalom all right? ’ Ahimaaz replied, ‘When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a big disturbance, but I don’t know what it was.’

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber above the city gate and wept. As he walked, he cried, ‘My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son! ’

2 Samuel 18:5

The king commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.’ All the people heard the king’s orders to all the commanders about Absalom.

2 Samuel 19:1

It was reported to Joab, ‘The king is weeping. He’s mourning over Absalom.’