Topic
AHIMAAZ
1. Father-in-law of king Saul 1SA 14:50
Passages on this topic · 25
- 1 Samuel 14:50
The name of Saul’s wife was Ahinoam the daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the captain of his army was Abner the son of Ner, Saul’s uncle.
- 2 Samuel 15:36
Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz, Zadok’s son, and Jonathan, Abiathar’s son. Send to me everything that you shall hear by them.”
- 2 Samuel 17:17
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En Rogel; and a female servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David. For they might not be seen to come into the city.
- 2 Samuel 17:18
But a boy saw them, and told Absalom. Then they both went away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down there.
- 2 Samuel 17:19
The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out bruised grain on it; and nothing was known.
- 2 Samuel 17:20
Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman said to them, “They have gone over the brook of water.” When they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 18:19
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me now run, and carry the king news, how Yahweh has avenged him of his enemies.”
- 2 Samuel 18:20
Joab said to him, “You must not be the bearer of news today, but you must carry news another day. But today you must carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”
- 2 Samuel 18:21
Then Joab said to the Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen!” The Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran.
- 2 Samuel 18:22
Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said yet again to Joab, “But come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite.” Joab said, “Why do you want to run, my son, since that you will have no reward for the news?”
- 2 Samuel 18:23
“But come what may,” he said, “I will run.” He said to him, “Run!” Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the Plain, and outran the Cushite.
- 2 Samuel 18:24
Now David was sitting between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.
- 2 Samuel 18:25
The watchman cried, and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” He came closer and closer.
- 2 Samuel 18:26
The watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the porter, and said, “Behold, a man running alone!” The king said, “He also brings news.”
- 2 Samuel 18:27
The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”
- 2 Samuel 18:28
Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”
- 2 Samuel 18:29
The king said, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz answered, “When Joab sent the king’s servant, even me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I don’t know what it was.”
- 2 Samuel 18:30
The king said, “Turn aside, and stand here.” He turned aside, and stood still.
- 2 Samuel 18:31
Behold, the Cushite came. The Cushite said, “News for my lord the king, for Yahweh has avenged you today of all those who rose up against you.”
- 2 Samuel 18:32
The king said to the Cushite, “Is it well with the young man Absalom?” The Cushite answered, “May the enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you to do you harm, be as that young man is.”
- 2 Samuel 18:33
The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. As he went, he said, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
- 1 Kings 4:15
Ahimaaz, in Naphtali (he also took Basemath the daughter of Solomon as wife);
- 1 Chronicles 6:8
Ahitub became the father of Zadok. Zadok became the father of Ahimaaz.
- 1 Chronicles 6:9
Ahimaaz became the father of Azariah. Azariah became the father of Johanan.
- 1 Chronicles 6:53
Zadok his son, and Ahimaaz his son.
From Nave’s Topical Bible (public domain).