2 Samuel 18:30

30 The king said, “Stand aside and wait here.” So he stepped aside and stood there.

2 Samuel 18:30 in Other Translations

30 And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

30 And the king said, "Turn aside and stand here." So he turned aside and stood still.

30 “Wait here,” the king told him. So Ahimaaz stepped aside.

30 The king said, "Step aside and stand over there." So he stepped aside.

30 The king said, "Move aside and stand here." So he stood to one side.

2 Samuel 18:30 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 18:30

And the king said [unto him], turn aside, [and] stand here,
&c.] On the side of him, not far from him, until the other messenger came, that he might learn from them both the true state of the case:

and he turned aside, and stood still;
saying nothing more to the king, nor he to him.

2 Samuel 18:30 In-Context

28 Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” He bowed down before the king with his face to the ground and said, “Praise be to the LORD your God! He has delivered up those who lifted their hands against my lord the king.”

29 The king asked, “Is the young man Absalom safe?” Ahimaaz answered, “I saw great confusion just as Joab was about to send the king’s servant and me, your servant, but I don’t know what it was.”

30 The king said, “Stand aside and wait here.” So he stepped aside and stood there.

31 Then the Cushite arrived and said, “My lord the king, hear the good news! The LORD has vindicated you today by delivering you from the hand of all who rose up against you.”

32 The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom safe?” The Cushite replied, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to harm you be like that young man.”