ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Sam 18:20
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2 Sam 18:20

18:20 You are not to carry news today. It can be inferred from v. 27 that there was a correlation between the messenger chosen and the content of the message. Joab’s decision not to send Ahimaaz may have been prompted by a desire not to appear as personally taking too much pleasure in Absalom’s death.