and they will send their sons Ahimaaz and Jonathan to tell me what is going on.”

撒督的儿子亚希玛斯，亚比亚他的儿子约拿单，也都在那里。凡你们所听见的可以托这二人来报告我。”

看哪，撒督的儿子亚希玛斯，亚比亚他的儿子约拿单，也跟二位祭司在那里。凡你们所听见的事，可以托这二人来向我报告。”

看哪，撒督的儿子亚希玛斯，亚比亚他的儿子约拿单，也跟二位祭司在那里。凡你们所听见的事，可以托这二人来向我报告。”

撒督的儿子亚希玛斯和亚比亚他的儿子约拿单也在那里，你听到什么消息，可以派他们传信给我。”

看哪！还有他们的两个儿子和他们在那里，就是撒督的儿子亚希玛斯和亚比亚他的儿子约拿单。你们听见的一切，可以托他们来告诉我。”

撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯，亞比亞他的兒子約拿單，也都在那裏。凡你們所聽見的可以託這二人來報告我。」

看哪，撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯，亞比亞他的兒子約拿單，也跟二位祭司在那裏。凡你們所聽見的事，可以託這二人來向我報告。」

看哪，撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯，亞比亞他的兒子約拿單，也跟二位祭司在那裏。凡你們所聽見的事，可以託這二人來向我報告。」

撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯和亞比亞他的兒子約拿單也在那裡，你聽到什麼消息，可以派他們傳信給我。」

看哪！還有他們的兩個兒子和他們在那裡，就是撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯和亞比亞他的兒子約拿單。你們聽見的一切，可以託他們來告訴我。”

看哪，他們二人的兒子、撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯、亞比亞他的兒子約拿單、也都和他們在那裏；你們聽見甚麼，可以由他們經手來傳達給我。』

看哪，那裡還有他們兩人的兒子——撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯和亞比亞特的兒子約拿單；你們可以派遣他們，把你們聽到的一切信息傳給我。」

撒督子亞希瑪斯、亞比亞他子約拿單、二子亦與之偕、凡有所聞、遣之告我、

彼有二子即撒督子亞希馬斯、亞庇亞塔子約拿單、凡有所聞、使此子告我。

撒督子亞希瑪斯、亞比亞他子約拿單、亦在彼偕之、凡爾所聞、可託此二人來報於我、

Their two sons, Ahimaaz son of Zadok and Jonathan son of Abiathar, are there with them. Send them to me with anything you hear.”

They have their sons Ahimaaz and Jonathan there with them. Send them to tell me everything you hear.”

Behold, their two sons are with them there, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son, and by them you shall send to me everything you hear.”

Take note: their two sons are there with them— Zadok’s son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan. Send them to tell me everything you hear.”

Behold their two sons are there with them, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son; and by them you shall send me everything that you hear.”

Indeed they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son; and by them you shall send me everything you hear.”

Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son; and by them ye shall send unto me everything that ye shall hear.

Take note: their two sons, Zadok’s son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan, are there with them. Send me everything you hear through them.”

Behold,[ they have] there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok’s[ son], and Jonathan Abiathar’s[ son]; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.

Furthermore, their two sons are there with them, Zadok’s son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan. You must send them to me with any information you hear.”

Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son. Send to me everything that you shall hear by them.”

Jonathan and Ahimaaz had been staying at En rogel so as not to be seen entering and leaving the city. Arrangements had been made for a servant girl to bring them the message they were to take to King David.

The king also told Zadok the priest,“ Look, here is my plan. You and Abiathar should return quietly to the city with your son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan.

Then Zadok’s son Ahimaaz said,“ Let me run to the king with the good news that the Lord has rescued him from his enemies.”“ No,” Joab told him,“ it wouldn’t be good news to the king that his son is dead. You can be my messenger another time, but not today.”Then Joab said to a man from Ethiopia,“ Go tell the king what you have seen.” The man bowed and ran off.But Ahimaaz continued to plead with Joab,“ Whatever happens, please let me go, too.”“ Why should you go, my son?” Joab replied.“ There will be no reward for your news.”“ Yes, but let me go anyway,” he begged. Joab finally said,“ All right, go ahead.” So Ahimaaz took the less demanding route by way of the plain and ran to Mahanaim ahead of the Ethiopian.While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates of the town, the watchman climbed to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked, he saw a lone man running toward them.He shouted the news down to David, and the king replied,“ If he is alone, he has news.” As the messenger came closer,the watchman saw another man running toward them. He shouted down,“ Here comes another one!” The king replied,“ He also will have news.”“ The first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok,” the watchman said.“ He is a good man and comes with good news,” the king replied.Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king,“ Everything is all right!” He bowed before the king with his face to the ground and said,“ Praise to the Lord your God, who has handed over the rebels who dared to stand against my lord the king.”“ What about young Absalom?” the king demanded.“ Is he all right?” Ahimaaz replied,“ When Joab told me to come, there was a lot of commotion. But I didn’t know what was happening.”“ Wait here,” the king told him. So Ahimaaz stepped aside.Then the man from Ethiopia arrived and said,“ I have good news for my lord the king. Today the Lord has rescued you from all those who rebelled against you.”“ What about young Absalom?” the king demanded.“ Is he all right?” And the Ethiopian replied,“ May all of your enemies, my lord the king, both now and in the future, share the fate of that young man!”The king was overcome with emotion. He went up to the room over the gateway and burst into tears. And as he went, he cried,“ O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son.”