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28 Then Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, “Greetings!”[a] He bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and said, “May the Lord your God be praised because he has defeated[b] the men who opposed[c] my lord the king!”

29 The king replied, “How is the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz replied, “I saw a great deal of confusion when Joab was sending the king’s servant and me, your servant, but I don’t know what it was all about.” 30 The king said, “Turn aside and take your place here.” So he turned aside and waited.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 18:28 tn Heb “Peace.”
  2. 2 Samuel 18:28 tn Heb “delivered over.”
  3. 2 Samuel 18:28 tn Heb “lifted their hand against.”