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2 Samuel 18:18-20
New American Standard Bible
2 Samuel 18:18-20
New American Standard Bible
18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and (A)set up for himself a memorial stone, which is in (B)the King’s Valley, for he said, “(C)I have no son to [a]continue my name.” So he named the memorial stone after his own name, and it is called Absalom’s Monument to this day.
David Is Grief-stricken
19 Then (D)Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and bring the king news (E)that the Lord has [b]freed him from the hand of his enemies!” 20 But Joab said to him, “You are not the man to bring news this day, but you shall bring news another day; however, you shall bring no news this day, because the king’s son is dead.”
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- 2 Samuel 18:18 Lit bring to remembrance
- 2 Samuel 18:19 Lit vindicated
2 Samuel 18:18-20
New International Version
2 Samuel 18:18-20
New International Version
18 During his lifetime Absalom had taken a pillar and erected it in the King’s Valley(A) as a monument(B) to himself, for he thought, “I have no son(C) to carry on the memory of my name.” He named the pillar after himself, and it is called Absalom’s Monument to this day.
David Mourns
19 Now Ahimaaz(D) son of Zadok said, “Let me run and take the news to the king that the Lord has vindicated him by delivering him from the hand of his enemies.(E)”
20 “You are not the one to take the news today,” Joab told him. “You may take the news another time, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”
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