¹⁷ But when they urged him ^(A)till he was ashamed, he said, “Send.” They sent therefore fifty men. And for three days they sought him but did not find him.

¹¹ And he fixed his gaze and stared at him, ^(A)until he was embarrassed. And the man of God wept.

⁵ By faith ^(A)Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God.

² For I bear them witness that ^(A)they have a zeal for God, ^(B)but not according to knowledge.

⁸ I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything ^(A)because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence^[a] he will rise and give him whatever he needs.

²² Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said again to Joab, “Come what may, let me also run after the Cushite.” And Joab said, “Why will you run, my son, seeing that you will have no reward for the news?” ²³ “Come what may,” he said, “I will run.” So he said to him, “Run.” Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of ^(A)the plain, and outran the Cushite.