Ahimaaz אֲחִימַ֫עַץ

A priest. Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, was a messenger who helped David during Absalom's rebellion and brought news of Absalom's death.

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Where Ahimaaz appears

2 Samuel (10), 1 Chronicles (3)

Key verses

• 2 Samuel 15:27 first mention — The king said also unto Zadok the priest, Art not thou a seer? return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar.
• 2 Samuel 15:36 — Behold, they have there with them their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok’s son, and Jonathan Abiathar’s son; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear.
• 2 Samuel 17:17 — Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.
• 2 Samuel 17:20 — And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
• 2 Samuel 18:19 — Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
• 2 Samuel 18:22 — Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
• 2 Samuel 18:23 — But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, Run. Then Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran Cushi.
• 2 Samuel 18:27 — And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
• 2 Samuel 18:28 — And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
• 2 Samuel 18:29 — And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king’s servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
• 1 Chronicles 6:8 — And Ahitub begat Zadok, and Zadok begat Ahimaaz,
• 1 Chronicles 6:53 — Zadok his son, Ahimaaz his son.

Person data: STEPBible.org TIPNR, Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0), adapted. Verse text: King James Version.