23 Ahimaaz answered, “No matter what happens, I will run.”So Joab said to Ahimaaz, “Run!” Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the Jordan Valley and passed the Cushite.
24 Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates of the city. The watchman went up to the roof by the gate walls. As he looked up, he saw a man running alone.
25 He shouted to tell King David.The king said, “If he is alone, he is bringing good news!”The man came nearer and nearer to the city.
26 Then the watchman saw another man running. The watchman called to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!”The king said, “He is also bringing good news!”
27 The watchman said, “I think the first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.”The king said, “Ahimaaz is a good man. He must be bringing good news!”
28 Then Ahimaaz called a greeting to the king. He bowed facedown on the ground to the king. He said, “Praise the Lord your God! The Lord has defeated the men who were against you, my king.”
29 The king asked, “Is young Absalom all right?”Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab sent me, I saw some great excitement. But I don’t know what it was.”