2 Samuel 18:28 “Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed faced…”

2 Samuel 18:28

Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

World English Bible

Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is the LORD your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”

American Standard Version

And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ahimaaz called, and sayde vnto the King, Peace be with thee: and he fell downe to the earth vpon his face before the King, and saide, Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath shut vp the men that lift vp their handes against my lorde the King.

Darby Translation

And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, Peace! And he fell down to the earth on his face before the king, and said, Blessed be Jehovah thy God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

Young's Literal Translation

And Ahimaaz calleth and saith unto the king, 'Peace;' and he boweth himself to the king, on his face, to the earth, and saith, 'Blessed [is] Jehovah thy God who hath shut up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.'

Bible in Basic English

And Ahimaaz, crying out to the king, said, It is well. And falling down before the king, with his face to the earth, he said, May the Lord your God be praised, who has given up the men who took up arms against my lord the king!

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Cross references

“All is well”

2 Samuel 14:4 2 Samuel 1:2

2 Samuel 14:4 · BSB

When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”

2 Samuel 1:2 · BSB

On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.

“Blessed”

Genesis 14:20 2 Samuel 22:27 Genesis 24:27 2 Chronicles 20:26 Psalm 115:1 Psalm 124:6

Genesis 14:20 · BSB

and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of everything.

2 Samuel 22:27 · BSB

to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

Genesis 24:27 · BSB

saying, “Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”

2 Chronicles 20:26 · BSB

On the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Beracah, where they blessed the LORD. Therefore that place is called the Valley of Beracah to this day.

Psalm 115:1 · BSB

Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness.

Psalm 124:6 · BSB

Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.

“delivered up”

1 Samuel 24:18 1 Samuel 26:8 Psalm 31:8

1 Samuel 24:18 · BSB

And you have declared this day how you have treated me well, for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.

1 Samuel 26:8 · BSB

Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”

Psalm 31:8 · BSB

You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

27The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”

29The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And Ahimaaz replied, “When Joab sent the king’s servant and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I do not know what it was.”

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