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Ahimaaz
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AHIMAAZ . 1 . Saul’s father-in-law ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ). 2 . Son of Zadok. He and Jonathan were stationed outside Jerusalem to learn Absalom’s plans; after an adventurous journey they succeeded in warning David ( 2 Samuel 15:27; 2 Samuel 15:36; 2 Samuel 17:17-21 ). Ahimaaz was eager to carry the tidings of Absalom’s defeat; but Joab preferred to send by an Ethiopian slave the unwelcome news of the prince’s death. Obtaining leave to follow, Ahimaaz outstripped this man, was recognized by the watchman through the style of his running, but left the Ethiopian to disclose the worst ( 2 Samuel 18:19-32 ). It may be the same person who appears later as Solomon’s son-in-law and commissioner in Naphtali ( 1 Kings 4:15 ).
J. Taylor.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Ahimaaz'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/a/ahimaaz.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Ahimaaz'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hdb/a/ahimaaz.html. 1909.
