2 Samuel 18:21-23

International Standard Version

²¹ So Joab ordered a man from Ethiopia,^[a] “Go tell the king what you’ve seen.” So the Ethiopian^[b] saluted^[c] Joab and then ran to tell David.

²² “Please,” Zadok’s son Ahimaaz continued, “No matter what happens, let me follow the Ethiopian!”

Joab asked him, “Why this request^[d] to run, my son? There’s no reward in it for you.”

²³ “No matter what, I’m running,” Ahimaaz replied.^[e]

So Joab told Ahimaaz, “Run!” And Ahimaaz ran, taking the Jordan Valley road, passing the Ethiopian.