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Joab said to him, “You must not be the bearer of news today, but you must carry news another day. But today you must carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:20 · WEB

This verse in other languages

ગુજરાતી2 શમુએલ ૧૮:૨૦
યોઆબે તેને જવાબ આપ્યો, “આજે તું ખબર લઈને જઈશ નહિ; પણ તું તે ખબર લઈને બીજા કોઈ દિવસે જજે. તું આજે ખબર આપવા જઈશ નહિ કારણ કે રાજાનો દીકરો મરણ પામ્યો છે.”
हिन्दी2 शमूएल १८:२०
योआब ने उससे कहा, “तू आज के दिन समाचार न दे; दूसरे दिन समाचार देने पाएगा, परन्तु आज समाचार न दे, इसलिए कि राजकुमार मर गया है।”

In context

18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar which is in the king’s valley, for he said, “I have no son to keep my name in memory.” He called the pillar after his own name. It is called Absalom’s monument, to this day.

19Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me now run and carry the king news, how the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”

20Joab said to him, “You must not be the bearer of news today, but you must carry news another day. But today you must carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

21Then Joab said to the Cushite, “Go, tell the king what you have seen!” The Cushite bowed himself to Joab, and ran.

22Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said yet again to Joab, “But come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite.” Joab said, “Why do you want to run, my son, since you will have no reward for the news?”

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