Bible Cross References
their two sons
2 Samuel 15:27
And the king said to Zadok the priest, Behold, you shall return to the city in peace, and Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar, your two sons with you.
2 Samuel 17:17
And Jonathan and Ahimaaz stood by the Well of Rogel, and a maidservant went and reported to them, and they went to tell King David; so that they might not be seen entering into the city.
2 Samuel 18:19-33
19
And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, Let me run now and carry the good news to the king, for the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.
20
And Joab said to him, You [shall] not [be] a messenger of good news this day; you shall bear them another day; but on this day you shall bear no news, because the king's son is dead.
21
And Joab said to Hushai, Go, report to the king all that you have seen. And Hushai bowed down before Joab and went out.
22
And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, No, let me also run after Hushai. And Joab said, Why would you thus run, my son? Attend, you have no news for profit if you go.
23
And he said, Why should I not run? And Joab said to him, Run. And Ahimaaz ran along the way of Kechar, and outran Hushai.
24
And David was sitting between the two gates. And the watchman went up on the top of the gate of the wall, and lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, a man was running alone before him.
25
And the watchman cried out, and reported to the king. And the king said, If he is alone, [he has] good news in his mouth. And the man came and drew near.
26
And the watchman saw another man running. And the watchman cried at the gate, and said, Behold, another man is running alone. And the king said, He also brings good news.
27
And the watchman said, I see the running of the first as the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He [is] a good man, and will come to [report] good news.
28
And Ahimaaz cried out and said to the king, Peace. And he bowed down to the king with his face to the ground, and said, Blessed [be] the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men that lifted up their hands against my lord the king.
29
And the king said, [Is] the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz said, I saw a great multitude [at the time] of Joab's sending the king's servant and your servant, and I knew not what was there.
30
And the king said, Turn aside, stand still here. And he turned aside, and stood.
31
And, behold, Hushai came up, and said to the king, Let my lord the king hear the good news, for the Lord has avenged you this day upon all them that rose up against you.
32
And the king said to Hushai, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And Hushai said, Let the enemies of my lord the king, and all whosoever have risen up against him for evil, be as that young man.
33
And the king was troubled, and went to the chamber over the gate, and wept. And thus he said as he went, My son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! I [pray] God I had died for you, [even] I [had died] for you, Absalom, my son, my son!