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2 Samuel 18:18-20
New English Translation
2 Samuel 18:18-20
New English Translation
18 Before this[a] Absalom[b] had set up a monument[c] and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley, reasoning, “I have no son who will carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial.
David Learns of Absalom’s Death
19 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me run and give the king the good news that the Lord has vindicated him before his enemies.”[d] 20 But Joab said to him, “You will not be a bearer of good news today. You will bear good news some other day, but not today,[e] for the king’s son is dead.”
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- 2 Samuel 18:18 tn Heb “and in his life.”
- 2 Samuel 18:18 tn This disjunctive clause (conjunction + subject + verb) describes an occurrence that preceded the events just narrated.
- 2 Samuel 18:18 tn Heb “a pillar.”
- 2 Samuel 18:19 tn Heb “that the Lord has vindicated him from the hand of his enemies.”
- 2 Samuel 18:20 tn Heb “but this day you will not bear good news.”
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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