21 Someone from Ethiopia was standing there, and Joab told him, “Go and tell the king what you have seen.” The man knelt down in front of Joab and then got up and started running.
22 Ahimaaz spoke to Joab again, “No matter what happens, I still want to run. And besides, the Ethiopian has already left.”Joab said, “Why should you run? You won't get a reward for the news you have!”
23 “I'll run no matter what!” Ahimaaz insisted.“All right then, run!” Joab said.Ahimaaz took the road through the Jordan Valley and outran the Ethiopian.
24 Meanwhile, David was sitting between the inner and outer gates in the city wall. One of his soldiers was watching from the roof of the gate-tower. He saw a man running towards the town
25 and shouted down to tell David.David answered, “If he's alone, he must have some news.”The runner was getting closer,
26 when the soldier saw someone else running. He shouted down to the gate, “Look! There's another runner!”David said, “He must have some news too.”
27 The soldier on the roof shouted, “The first one runs just like Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.”This time David said, “He's a good man. He must have some good news.”