2 Samuel 18:21 meaning and explanation

So Joab said to a Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen.” The Cushite bowed to Joab and took off running.

2 Samuel 18:21, Berean Standard Bible

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Joab has just killed Absalom, against David’s explicit order to protect him, and now must send word to the king. Ahimaaz, a priest’s son, begs to run with the news, but Joab refuses him because the message is not good: the king’s son is dead.

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