2 Samuel 18 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Then the people ^H5971 went ^H3318 out ^H3318 to the field ^H7704 against ^H7122 Israel ^H3478, and the battle ^H4421 took ^H1961 place ^H1961 in the forest ^H3293 of Ephraim ^H669.

Now Absalom ^H53 encountered ^H7122 the servants ^H5650 of David ^H1732. Absalom ^H53 was riding ^H7392 on his mule ^H6505, and the mule ^H6505 went ^H935 under ^H8478 the branches ^H7730 of a massive ^H1419 oak ^H424. Then his head ^H7218 caught ^H2388 firmly ^H2388 in the oak ^H424, and he was [fn]left ^H5414 hanging ^H5414 between ^H996 the sky ^H8064 and earth ^H776, while the mule ^H6505 that was under ^H8478 him kept ^H5674 going ^H5674.

Then Joab ^H3097 blew ^H8628 the trumpet ^H7782, and the people ^H5971 returned ^H7725 from pursuing ^H7291 Israel ^H3478, for Joab ^H3097 restrained ^H2820 the people ^H5971.

Then Ahimaaz ^H290 the son ^H1121 of Zadok ^H6659 said ^H559, “Please ^H4994 let me run ^H7323 and bring ^H1319 the king ^H4428 news ^H1319 that the LORD ^H3068 has [fn]freed ^H8199 him from the hand ^H3027 of his enemies ^H340!”

Now David ^H1732 was sitting ^H3427 between ^H996 the two ^H8147 gates ^H8179; and the watchman ^H6822 went ^H1980 to the roof ^H1406 of the gate ^H8179 by the wall ^H2346, and raised ^H5375 his eyes ^H5869 and looked ^H7200; and behold ^H2009, a man ^H376 was running ^H7323 by ^H905 himself ^H905.

Then Ahimaaz ^H290 called ^H7121 out ^H7121 and said ^H559 to the king ^H4428, “[fn]All is well ^H7965.” And he prostrated ^H2331 himself before the king ^H4428 with his face ^H639 to the ground ^H776. And he said ^H559, “Blessed ^H1288 is the LORD ^H3068 your God ^H430, who ^H834 has turned ^H5462 over ^H5462 the men ^H376 who ^H834 raised ^H5375 their hands ^H3027 against my lord ^H113 the king ^H4428.”

Then behold ^H2009, the Cushite ^H3569 arrived ^H935, and the Cushite ^H3569 said ^H559, “Let my lord ^H113 the king ^H4428 receive ^H1319 good ^H1319 news ^H1319, for the LORD ^H3068 has [fn]freed ^H8199 you this day ^H3117 from the hand ^H3027 of all ^H3605 those who rose ^H6965 up ^H6965 against ^H5921 you.”

[fn]Then the king ^H4428 trembled ^H7264 and went ^H5927 up ^H5927 to the chamber ^H5944 over ^H5944 the gate ^H8179 and wept ^H1058. And this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 he said ^H559 as he walked ^H1980: “My son ^H1121 Absalom ^H53, my son ^H1121, my son ^H1121 Absalom ^H53! If ^H4310 H5414 only ^H4310 H5414 I had died ^H4191 instead ^H8478 of ^H8478 you, Absalom ^H53, my son ^H1121, my son ^H1121!”