2 Samuel 18:29 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 18:29

The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”

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ASV

And the king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, even me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

KJV

And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

I saw a great tumult - It was very probable that Ahimaaz did not know of the death of Absalom; he had seen the rout of his army, but did not know of his death. Others think he knew all, and told this untruth that he might not be the messenger of bad news to David.

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The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1433: “An Anxious Enquiry for a Beloved Son” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1878)

THIS WAS SAID by David after a great battle in which many had been slain, and the hosts led by Absalom had fallen to the number of twenty thousand; perishing not only by the sword, but among the thick oaks and tangled briers of the wood, which concealed fearful precipices and great caverns, into which the rebels plunged in their wild fright when the rout set in. His father's anxious question concerned his wicked but still well-beloved son, "Is the young man Absalom safe?" He does not appear to have asked, "How have we won the victory?"

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

David sat between the two gates--that is, in the tower-house on the wall that overhung the gate of Mahanaim. Near it was a watchtower, on which a sentinel was posted, as in times of war, to notify every occurrence.

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Original language & word study

20 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
שָׁל֥וֹם	sha.Lom	[does] peace?	H7965 →
לַנַּ֖עַר	la.Na.'ar	[belong] to the young man	H5288 →
לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם	le.'av.sha.Lom	to Absalom	H53 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אֲחִימַ֡עַץ	'a.chi.Ma.'atz	Ahimaaz	H290 →
רָאִיתִי֩	ra.'i.Ti	I saw	H7200 →
הֶהָמ֨וֹן	he.ha.Mon	the multitude	H1995 →
הַגָּד֜וֹל	ha.ga.Dol	<the> great	H1419 →
לִ֠שְׁלֹחַ	Lish.lo.ach	to send	H7971 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
עֶ֨בֶד	'E.ved	[the] servant of	H5650 →
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
יוֹאָב֙	yo.'Av	Joab	H3097 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
עַבְדֶּ֔ךָ	'av.De.kha	servant your	H5650 →
וְלֹ֥א	ve.Lo'	and not	H3808 →
יָדַ֖עְתִּי	ya.Da'.ti	I know	H3045 →
מָֽה׃	Mah	whatever	H4100 →

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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2 Samuel 20:9
“Are you well, my brother?” Joab asked Amasa. And with his right hand Joab grabbed Amasa by the beard to kiss him.
leads to
- Matthew 26:48–49
  Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him.”
- Luke 22:47–48
  While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him.
- Psalms 55:21
  His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
- Micah 7:2
  The godly man has perished from the earth; there is no one upright among men. They all lie in wait for blood; they hunt one another with a net.
- Proverbs 26:24–26
  A hateful man disguises himself with his speech, but he lays up deceit in his heart.
Through
2 Samuel 18:22
Ahimaaz son of Zadok, however, persisted and said to Joab, “Regardless of whatever may happen, please let me also run behind the Cushite!” “My son,” Joab replied, “why do you want to run, since…
leads to
- Ephesians 5:4
  Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
- Romans 1:28
  Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.

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