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2 Samuel 18:19

Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”

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ASV

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that Jehovah hath avenged him of his enemies.

KJV

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַאֲחִימַ֤עַץva.'a.chi.Ma.'atzand AhimaazH290 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
צָדוֹק֙tza.dOkZadokH6659 →
אָמַ֔ר'a.Marhe saidH559 →
אָר֣וּצָה'a.Ru.tzahlet me runH7323 →
נָּ֔אNa'pleaseH4994 →
וַאֲבַשְּׂרָ֖הva.'a.va.se.Rahand let me bear [the] news toH1319 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
כִּי־ki-thatH3588 →
שְׁפָט֥וֹshe.fa.Tohe has vindicated himH8199 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
מִיַּ֥דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027 →
אֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.Vavenemies hisH341 →

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2 Samuel 15:36Indeed, their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with everything you hear.”2 Samuel 18:31Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!”Judges 11:36“My father,” she replied, “you have given your word to the LORD. Do to me as you have said, for the LORD has avenged you of your enemies, the Ammonites.”2 Samuel 18:23“No matter what, I want to run!” he replied. “Then run!” Joab told him. So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.Romans 12:19Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but leave room for God’s wrath. For it is written: “Vengeance is Mine; I will repay, says the Lord.”Psalms 7:8–9The LORD judges the peoples; vindicate me, O LORD, according to my righteousness and integrity.Psalms 10:14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.Psalms 9:16The LORD is known by the justice He brings; the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands. Higgaion Selah2 Samuel 18:27–29The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”Psalms 10:18to vindicate the fatherless and oppressed, that the men of the earth may strike terror no more.Psalms 7:6Arise, O LORD, in Your anger; rise up against the fury of my enemies. Awake, my God, and ordain judgment.2 Samuel 17:17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, where a servant girl would come and pass along information to them. They in turn would go and inform King David, for they dared not be seen entering the city.Psalms 9:4For You have upheld my just cause; You sit on Your throne judging righteously.1 Chronicles 6:8Ahitub was the father of Zadok, Zadok was the father of Ahimaaz,Genesis 24:54Then he and the men with him ate and drank and spent the night there. When they got up the next morning, he said, “Send me on my way to my master.”2 Samuel 4:8They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”2 Samuel 22:48the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,Proverbs 17:11An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

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