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If I had not done my duty, the king would come to know about it and you yourself would have kept your distance." (2 Samuel 18, 13)
During his lifetime Absalom had a memorial created for himself in the king's Valley for he said, "I have no son by whom my name may be remembered." He called the pillar after his own name and, to this day, it is called Absalom's monument. (2 Samuel 18, 18)
Then Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, said, "Let me run and report to the king that Yahweh has delivered him from the power of his enemies." (2 Samuel 18, 19)
But Joab said to him, "Today you would not be a bearer of good news; another day you will run, but today there is no good news because the king's son is dead." (2 Samuel 18, 20)
Joab then said to a Cushite, "Go tell the king what you have seen." The Cushite bowed before Joab and ran. (2 Samuel 18, 21)
So he called out and reported to the king who said, "If he is alone, he brings good news." As he was drawing near, (2 Samuel 18, 25)
the watchman saw another man running. So he called to the gatekeeper and said, "Look, another man is running alone!" The king said, "He also brings good news." (2 Samuel 18, 26)
The watchman said, "The first man runs like Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok." The king replied, "He is a good man, so he comes with good news." (2 Samuel 18, 27)
Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, "All is well." Bowing before the king with his face to the ground, he said, "Blessed be Yahweh your God who has delivered up the men who rebelled against my lord the king!" (2 Samuel 18, 28)
The king asked him, "How is the young Absalom?" Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab sent your servant, I saw a great tumult but did not know what it was all about." (2 Samuel 18, 29)
So the king said, "Move away and stand here." He moved aside and stayed there. (2 Samuel 18, 30)
The Cushite arrived and said, "Good news for my lord the king! Yahweh has done you justice today and saved you from all those who rebelled against you." (2 Samuel 18, 31)
