Sāmǔĕrjìxià 18:20

20 Yuē yē duì tā shuō , nǐ jīnrì bùkĕ qù bàoxìn , gǎi rì kĕyǐ bàoxìn . yīnwei jīnrì wáng de érzi sǐ le , suǒyǐ nǐ bùkĕ qù bàoxìn .

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 18:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 18:20

And Joab said unto him, thou shall not bear tidings this day,
&c.] Because Joab knew the tidings of Absalom's death would not be acceptable to the king; and Ahimaaz being a good man, and the son of a priest, for whom Joab had a respect, he would not send the tidings by him, which he was sensible would not recommend him to the king:

but thou shalt bear tidings another day;
when any salvation is wrought, or victory obtained, the tidings of which will be welcome:

but this day thou shall bear no tidings, because the king's son is
dead;
and thou must carry the news concerning his death, which it is not proper thou shouldest, being a priest, nor will it be to thine advantage.

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 18:20 In-Context

18 Yē Shālóng huó zhe de shíhou , zaì Wánggǔ lì le yī gēn shí zhù , yīn tā shuō , wǒ méiyǒu érzi wèi wǒ liú míng . tā jiù yǐ zìjǐ de míng chēng nà shí zhù jiào Yēshālóng zhù , zhídào jīnrì .

19 Sādū de érzi yà xī mǎ sī shuō , róng wǒ paó qù , jiāng Yēhéhuá xiàng chóudí gĕi wáng bàochóu de xìnxī bào yǔ wáng zhī .

20 Yuē yē duì tā shuō , nǐ jīnrì bùkĕ qù bàoxìn , gǎi rì kĕyǐ bàoxìn . yīnwei jīnrì wáng de érzi sǐ le , suǒyǐ nǐ bùkĕ qù bàoxìn .

21 Yuē yē duì gǔ shì rén shuō , nǐ qù jiāng nǐ suǒ kànjian de gàosu wáng . gǔ shì rén zaì Yuēyē miànqián xià baì , jiù paó qù le .

22 Sādū de érzi yà xī mǎ sī yòu duì Yuēyē shuō , wúlùn zĕnyàng , qiú nǐ róng wǒ suí zhe gǔ shì rén paó qù . Yuēyē shuō , wǒ ér , nǐ bào zhè xìnxī , jì bùdé shǎngcì , hébì yào paó qù ne .