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 Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”
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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 Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”
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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.
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And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king: 'All is well.' And he bowed down before the king with his face to the earth, and said: 'Blessed be the LORD thy God, who hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.'
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Passages linked to 2 Samuel 18:28 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Genesis 14:20 Blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Abram gave him a tenth of all.
- 2 Samuel 14:4 When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”
- Genesis 24:27 He said, “Blessed be Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken his loving kindness and his truth toward my master. As for me, Yahweh has led me on the way to the house of my master’s relatives.”
- 1 Samuel 24:18 You have declared today how you have dealt well with me, because when Yahweh had delivered me up into your hand, you didn’t kill me.
- 1 Samuel 26:8 Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”
- 2 Samuel 1:2 on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn, and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth, and showed respect.
- 2 Samuel 22:27 With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
- 2 Chronicles 20:26 On the fourth day, they assembled themselves in Beracah Valley, for there they blessed Yahweh. Therefore the name of that place was called “Beracah Valley” to this day.
- Psalms 31:8 You have not shut me up into the hand of the enemy. You have set my feet in a large place.
- Psalms 115:1 Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness, and for your truth’s sake.
- Psalms 124:6 Blessed be Yahweh, who has not given us as a prey to their teeth.
- Psalms 144:1-2 Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, and my fingers to battle: my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
- Revelation 19:1-3 After these things I heard something like a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, power, and glory belong to our God; for his judgments are true and righteous. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the earth with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.” A second said, “Hallelujah! Her smoke goes up forever and ever.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Or, delivered up.
Or, delivered up.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 18:28 And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the…
2Sa 18:28 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.
Ver. 28. All is well.] Heb., Peace; or, There is peace, the daughter of war, εχηρος πατρος φιλτατον τεκνον, as the Romans said of Pompey, The lovely daughter of an ugly mother. By "peace" the Hebrews signify all prosperity and happiness.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Into thy hand and power; or, to destruction. Compare…
Into thy hand and power; or, to destruction. Compare 1Sa 24:18; 26:8.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Ahimaaz called and said unto the king,.... As…
And Ahimaaz called and said unto the king,.... As soon as he came so near as to be heard by him, before he came up to him, he said with a loud voice:
all is well; the king's army has had success, beat the rebels, and obtained a complete victory: or "peace" (e); for it is but one word in the original, which signifies all happiness and prosperity, and this he wished the king; and so it is the same as if he had said, God save the king, may all happiness attend him:
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and he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king; when he came nearer to him, not only in reverence of him, but in thankfulness to God:
and said, blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king; in which he ascribes the victory, not to Joab and his army, but to the Lord, to whom he gives thanks; and this agreeably to his character as a good man, and a priest of the Lord.
(e) Sept. "pax", Montanus, Pagninus; "salus", Tigurine version; "salve rex", V. L.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain Ahimaaz called - This marks the eager haste with…
Ahimaaz called - This marks the eager haste with which, before he had quite reached the king, he shouted out the pithy decisive word of good tidings, “Shalom!” Peace!
Hath delivered - See the margin. The figure seems to be that of confining a person within the power of his enemy, in opposition to “giving him his liberty” “in a large room,” to work what mischief he pleases.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Shut up; frustrated the attempts of the enemy, and…
Shut up; frustrated the attempts of the enemy, and consigned many to the grave. (Haydock)
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 28. All is well — שׁלום, Peace. Equivalent to…
28. All is well — שׁלום, Peace. Equivalent to Hail!
Blessed be the Lord — Observe the indirect way in which the tidings are announced.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 28. All is well] Lit. Peace! The usual word…
28. All is well] Lit. Peace! The usual word of greeting had special significance at such a time.
he fell down] An act of homage to the king. See note on ch. 2Sa_14:4, and cp. 1Sa_20:41; 1Sa_25:23.
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delivered up] Lit. shut up: restrained and confined within bounds, instead of leaving them at large to work their will. Cp. 1Sa_17:46; Psa_31:8, and the opposite expression in ch. 2Sa_22:20.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (28) All is well.—Literally, Peace, as in the margin.…
(28) All is well.—Literally, Peace, as in the margin. This is the cry with which Ahimaaz greets the king in his eager haste, as soon as he comes within hearing. He then approaches and falls down reverentially, with a distinct announcement of the victory.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And said unto the king, All is well; Hebrew,…
And said unto the king, All is well; Hebrew, Peace. This was the ordinary salutation among the Israelites, but its hurried exclamation on the part of the breathless runner was probably intended to convey the idea given in the Authorized Version. Hath delivered up the men, etc; Hebrew, hath hedged, or shut in (see upon this expression the note on 1Sa_17:46, and comp. Psa_31:8) Both there and in 2Sa_22:20 prosperity is compared to the being in a broad place, where there is freedom to act. (see also note on 2Sa_13:2)
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 He bowed himself before the king with his face…
He bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground
He did this to honor the king. AT: "He bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground to honor the king" (See: Symbolic Action)
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Blessed be Yahweh
"Praise Yahweh." Here "bless" means to praise.
the men who lifted up their hand against my master the king
Here Ahimaaz speaks of the men opposing the king as if they were were raising their hands before him. AT: "the men who opposed and fought against my master the king" (See: Metaphor)
a great disturbance
This means that people were acting as though things were not right.
Turn aside and stand here
"Move out of the way" or "Stand aside"
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 18:28-29 Everything is all right! (Hebrew shalom): David then…
18:28-29 Everything is all right! (Hebrew shalom): David then asked, “Is it shalom with the young Ab-shalom?” (What about young Absalom? . . . Is he all right?). Even though Absalom was David’s rival, he was also David’s son. David was more concerned about his son’s fate than the well-being of his fighting servants (19:5-6).
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