2 Samuel 18:22 KJV

Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • thee, thou one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • David's over-sorrowBy directing David to give God thanks for his victory, Ahimaaz prepared him for the news of his son's death. The more our hearts are fixed and enlarged, in...

Parallel Passages

  • 2 Samuel 18:29 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.

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
  • Ephesians 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.

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Topics

  • Ahimaaz 2. Son of Zadok, the high priest. Loyal to David
  • Cushi 1. A messenger, who brought news to David
  • David Absalom’s defeat and death
  • Joab Pursues and kills Absalom
  • Readings, select David’s lament over Absalom

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • AhimaazBrother of anger = irascible. (1.) The father Ahinoam, the wife of Saul (1 Sam 14:50).
  • ZadokRighteous. (1.) A son of Ahitub, of the line of Eleazer (2 Sam 8:17; 1 Chr 24:3), high priest in the time of David (2 Sam 20:25) and...
  • JoabJehovah is his father. (1.) One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David’s sister, and “captain of the host” during the whole of David’s reign...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Then said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Ahimaaz אֲחִימַעַץ ʾăḥîmaʿaṣ אֲחִימַעַץ Proper name
  • the son בֶּן ben בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of Zadok צָדוֹק ṣādôq צָדוֹק Proper name
  • yet again וַיֹּסֶף wayyōsep יָסַף Verb · hiphil sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and עוֹד ʿôd Adverb
  • to Joab יוֹאָב yôʾāb יוֹאָב Proper name
  • But howsoever וִיהִי wîhî Verb · qal jussive, third person masculine singular · with and מָה mâ מָה Interrogative
  • let me, I pray thee, also run אָרֻצָה ʾāruṣâ רוּץ Verb · qal cohortative, first person common singular נָּא nāʾ Interjection גַם gam Adverb אָנִי ʾānî Pronoun · first person common singular
  • after אֶל ʾel Preposition אַחֲרֵי ʾaḥărê אַחַר Preposition
  • Cushi הַכּוּשִׁי hakkûšî כּוּשִׁי Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • And Joab יוֹאָב yôʾāb יוֹאָב Proper name
  • said וַיֹּאמֶר wayyōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • Wherefore wilt thou run לָמָּה lāmmâ Interrogative · with preposition זֶּה zê Pronoun אַתָּה ʾattâ Pronoun · second person masculine singular רָץ rāṣ רוּץ Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • my son בְּנִי bĕnî בֵּן Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • seeing that thou hast no tidings וּלְכָה ûlĕkâ Preposition · with and, suffix: second person masculine singular אֵין ʾên Negative בְּשׂוֹרָה bĕśôrâ בְּשׂוֹרָה Noun · feminine singular
  • ready מֹצֵאת mōṣēʾt מָצָא Verb · qal active participle, feminine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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