²⁸And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, “Peace!” And ^ahe prostrated himself before the king with his ¹face to the ground. And he said, “^bBlessed is Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted their hands against my lord the king.”

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a 1 Sam 25:23; 2 Sam 14:4
b 1 Sam 17:46

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, “All is well.” And he bowed before the king with his face to the earth and said, “Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” He bowed down before the king with his face to the ground and said, “Praise be to the Lord your God! He has delivered up those who lifted their hands against my lord the king.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well,” and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground. He continued, “Blessed be the Lord your God! He delivered up the men who rebelled against my lord the king.”

NLTNew Living Translation

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.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Then Ahimaaz called and said to the king, “Peace.” He bowed down to the king with his face to the ground, and he said, “May Yahweh your God be blessed, who has delivered the men who raised their hand against my lord the king.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the Lord thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

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