2 Samuel 18:23

2 Samuel 18:24 →

But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.

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Interpretation

By directing David to give God thanks for his victory, Ahimaaz prepared him for the news of his son's death. The more our hearts are fixed and enlarged, in thanksgiving to God for our mercies, the better disposed we shall be to bear with patience the afflictions mixed with them.

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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 18:19-23.

2 Samuel 18:19 2 Samuel 18:20 2 Samuel 18:21 2 Samuel 18:22 2 Samuel 18:23

Glossary

Ahimaaz Person: Brother of anger = irascible. (1. ) The father Ahinoam, the wife of Saul ( 1 Sam. 14:50 ). (2. ) The son and successor of Zadok in the office of high priest ( 1 Chr. 6:8 , 53).
Jordan Valley Place: Biblical valley. Modern identification: Jordan Valley.
Mahanaim Place: Two camps, a place near the Jabbok, beyond Jordan, where Jacob was met by the “angels of God,” and where he divided his retinue into “two hosts” on his return from Padan-aram ( Gen. 32:2 ). Modern identification: Tell edh Dhahab el Gharbi.