26. When the watchman saw another man running, the watchman called, “There’s ⌊another⌋ man running alone.”The king said, “This one is also bringing good news.”
27. The watchman said, “It seems to me that the first one runs like Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son.”“He’s a good man,” the king said. “He must be coming with good news.”
28. Then Ahimaaz came up to the king, greeted him, and bowed down in front of him. Ahimaaz said, “May the Lord your God be praised. He has handed over the men who rebelled against Your Majesty.”
29. “Is the young man Absalom alright?” the king asked.Ahimaaz answered, “I saw a lot of confusion when Joab sent me away, but I didn’t know what it meant.”