And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Else. This was false, ver. 20. (Calmet)
But he wished not to communicate the bad news; for which reason he had got first to the king. (Haydock)
