19. Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said to Joab, “Let me run to the king with the good news that the Lord has saved him from his enemies.”
20. “No,” Joab said, “today you will not take any good news. Some other day you may do so, but not today, for the king's son is dead.”
21. Then he said to his Ethiopian slave, “Go and tell the king what you have seen.” The slave bowed and ran off.
22. Ahimaaz insisted, “I don't care what happens; please let me take the news also.”“Why do you want to do it, my son?” Joab asked. “You will get no reward for it.”