2 Samuel 18:23 BSB — MannaFest

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.

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ASV

But come what may, said he, I will run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.

KJV

But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

But howsoever (said he) let me run,.... Be it as it may, I beg I may have leave; and being so very importunate, it was granted: and he said unto him, run; since he would take no denial: then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi; who ran by the way of the mountains; which though the shorter way, that through the plain was easiest, and soonest run, though the longest.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

The plain - The floor of the valley through which the Jordan runs. The Cushite did not run by that road, but took the road over the hills, which may well have been the shorter but also the more difficult road. The two roads would probably meet a short distance from Mahanaim.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וִיהִי־	vi.hi-	and may it be	H1961 →
מָ֣ה	mah	whatever	H4100 →
אָר֔וּץ	'a.Rutz	I will run	H7323 →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
ל֖וֹ	lo	to <the> him
ר֑וּץ	Rutz	run	H7323 →
וַיָּ֤רָץ	vai.Ya.rotz	and he ran	H7323 →
אֲחִימַ֙עַץ֙	'a.chi.Ma.'atz	Ahimaaz	H290 →
דֶּ֣רֶךְ	De.rekh	[the] way of	H1870 →
הַכִּכָּ֔ר	ha.ki.Kar	the plain	H3603 →
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר	vai.ya.'a.Vor	and he passed by	H5674 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַכּוּשִֽׁי׃	ha.ku.Shi	the Cushite	H3569 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About 2 Samuel