The Meaning of 2 Samuel 18:21 Explained

2 Samuel 18:21

KJV: Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

YLT: And Joab saith to Cushi, 'Go, declare to the king that which thou hast seen;' and Cushi boweth himself to Joab, and runneth.

Darby: Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran.

ASV: Then said Joab to the Cushite, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And the Cushite bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 18:21?

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 18:21?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran.

What does 2 Samuel 18:21 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 18:16-30 - Tidings That Failed To Bring Joy

Ahimaaz was far-famed for his swift running. He had already served the royal cause, and his family was intimate with the king, 2 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel 17:17. Joab was therefore unwilling to entrust the youth with tidings which must give the king bitter sorrow, and perhaps cause him to associate them ever after with the bearer. Perhaps Joab also feared that the part which he himself had taken in Absalom's death would be exposed by Ahimaaz. The tidings were therefore entrusted to an Ethiopian slave. He ran along the straight road to Mahanaim, but the young priest took the way of the plain and outran him.

Tidings are constantly pouring in upon us, some by the stranger, some by the friend. But if we trust in the Lord we shall not be afraid of them, Psalms 112:7. Only let our heart be fixed. For us also there shall arise light in the darkness, our heart shall be established, and we shall not be moved. When next you break the seal of the dreaded letter, lift your heart to God. He will bring good out of evil. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 18

¹ David viewing the armies in their march gives them charge of Absalom
⁶ The Israelites are sorely smitten in the wood of ephraim
⁹ Absalom, hanging in an oak is slain by Joab, and cast into a pit
¹⁸ Absalom's place
¹⁹ Ahimaaz and Cushi bring tidings to David
³³ David mourns for Absalom

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 18:21 mean?

And said Joab to the Cushite go tell the king what you have seen So bowed himself the Cushite to Joab and ran

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹאָב֙ לַכּוּשִׁ֔י לֵ֛ךְ הַגֵּ֥ד לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר רָאִ֑יתָה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ כוּשִׁ֛י לְיוֹאָ֖ב וַיָּרֹֽץ

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יוֹאָב֙	Joab
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָב Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
לַכּוּשִׁ֔י	to the Cushite
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כּוּשִׁי Sense: one of the descendants of Cush the grandson of Noah through Ham and a member of that nation or people.
לֵ֛ךְ	go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
הַגֵּ֥ד	tell
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperative, masculine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	the king
Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
רָאִ֑יתָה	you have seen
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine singular Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ	So bowed himself
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁחָה Sense: to bow down.
כוּשִׁ֛י	the Cushite
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: כּוּשִׁי Sense: one of the descendants of Cush the grandson of Noah through Ham and a member of that nation or people.
לְיוֹאָ֖ב	to Joab
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄואָב Sense: son of David’s sister Zeruiah and general of David’s army.
וַיָּרֹֽץ	and ran
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: רוּץ Sense: to run.

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