18:19,20
Ahimaaz was the son of Zadok the priest, and he doesn’t seem to fully grasp the situation with David. He wants to run to the king with the news of victory, thinking David will be delighted. Joab, however, has a much better understanding of the situation, and so discourages Ahimaaz, knowing it will not do him any good. Joab knew that the death of Absalom would be the primary issue in David’s mine.
18:21
Joab chose a Cushite, Cush was roughly equivalent to modern Ethiopia, to take the news. David had had the Amalekite killed on hearing the news of Saul’s death (2 Sam 1:15), and maybe he feared a similar reaction from David to the news bringer. The Cushite set off with the news.
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