2 Samuel 18:27
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
רָאָה
am seeing
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רָאָה
To see, to look, to perceive. Raah. The LORD sees not as man sees. Man looks on the outward appearance but God looks on the heart.
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בֵּן
the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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מְרוּצָה
the running of
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מְרוּצָה
a race (the act), whether the manner or the progress
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בְּשׂוֹרָה
news
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בְּשׂוֹרָה
glad tidings; by implication, reward forgood news
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צָדוֹק
Zadok
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צָדוֹק
Tsadok, the name of eight or nine Israelites
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