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2 Samuel 18:18-20
New English Translation
2 Samuel 18:18-20
New English Translation
18 Before this[a] Absalom[b] had set up a monument[c] and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley, reasoning, “I have no son who will carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial.
David Learns of Absalom’s Death
19 Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me run and give the king the good news that the Lord has vindicated him before his enemies.”[d] 20 But Joab said to him, “You will not be a bearer of good news today. You will bear good news some other day, but not today,[e] for the king’s son is dead.”
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- 2 Samuel 18:18 tn Heb “and in his life.”
- 2 Samuel 18:18 tn This disjunctive clause (conjunction + subject + verb) describes an occurrence that preceded the events just narrated.
- 2 Samuel 18:18 tn Heb “a pillar.”
- 2 Samuel 18:19 tn Heb “that the Lord has vindicated him from the hand of his enemies.”
- 2 Samuel 18:20 tn Heb “but this day you will not bear good news.”
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