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Absalom had put Amasa in command of the army in place of Joab. This Amasa was the son of a man called Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had married Abigail, daughter of Jesse and sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab. (2 Samuel 17, 25)
But the troops replied, 'You are not to take the field. No one will bother about us if we run away, they will not even bother about us if half of us are killed, but you are ten thousand times more valuable. So it is better if you stay inside the town, in case we need reinforcements.' (2 Samuel 18, 3)
David said, 'I will do what you think best.' And the king stood beside the gate as the troops marched out by their hundreds and their thousands. (2 Samuel 18, 4)
The king gave orders to Joab, Abishai and Ittai, 'For my sake, treat young Absalom gently!' And the troops all heard the king give all the commanders these orders about Absalom. (2 Samuel 18, 5)
So the troops marched out into the open to engage Israel, and the battle took place in the Forest of Ephraim. (2 Samuel 18, 6)
The fighting spread throughout the region and that day the forest claimed more victims than the sword. (2 Samuel 18, 8)
But Joab said, 'Today you would be no bearer of good news, some other day you may be; but today you would not be bringing good news, since the king's son is dead.' (2 Samuel 18, 20)
But Ahimaaz son of Zadok persisted. 'Come what may,' he said to Joab, 'please let me run after the Cushite.' 'My son,' Joab said, 'why run? You will get no reward for your news.' (2 Samuel 18, 22)
But he replied, 'Come what may, let me run!' and Joab said 'Run, then!' So Ahimaaz ran off along the road through the Plain, outrunning the Cushite. (2 Samuel 18, 23)
David was sitting between the two gates. The sentry, having gone up to the roof of the gate, looked out from the ramparts and saw a man running alone. (2 Samuel 18, 24)
As the man drew steadily nearer, the lookout man saw another man running, and the sentry above the gate shouted, 'Here comes another man, running alone!' David said, 'He too is a bearer of good news.' (2 Samuel 18, 26)
'Is all well with young Absalom?' the king asked. Ahimaaz replied, 'I saw a great commotion when Joab, the king's servant, sent your servant off, but I do not know what it was.' (2 Samuel 18, 29)
