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2 Samuel 18:23-25
Common English Bible
2 Samuel 18:23-25
Common English Bible
23 “I don’t care what happens, I want to go,” Ahimaaz said.[a]
So Joab said to him, “Run off then!”
Ahimaaz ran off, going by way of the plain, and passed the Cushite.
24 Now David was sitting between the two gates. The watchman on duty went up on the roof of the gate by the wall. He looked out and saw a man running alone. 25 The watchman called out and reported this to the king. The king said, “If he’s alone, it’s good news.”
The man got nearer and nearer,
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- 2 Samuel 18:23 LXX; MT lacks Ahimaaz said.
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