但約押對他說：「你今天不要去報信，改天再報吧。你不要今天去，因為王的兒子死了。」

约押对他说：“你今日不可去报信，改日可以报信；因为今日王的儿子死了，所以你不可去报信。”

约押对他说：“你今日不可作报信的人，改日再去报信；因为今日王的儿子死了，所以你不可去报信。”

约押对他说：“你今日不可作报信的人，改日再去报信；因为今日王的儿子死了，所以你不可去报信。”

但约押对他说：“你今天不要去报信，改天再报吧。你不要今天去，因为王的儿子死了。”

约押对他说：“你今天不可去报消息，改天才可以去报。你今天不可去报消息，因为王的儿子死了。”

約押對他說：「你今日不可去報信，改日可以報信；因為今日王的兒子死了，所以你不可去報信。」

約押對他說：「你今日不可作報信的人，改日再去報信；因為今日王的兒子死了，所以你不可去報信。」

約押對他說：「你今日不可作報信的人，改日再去報信；因為今日王的兒子死了，所以你不可去報信。」

約押對他說：“你今天不可去報消息，改天才可以去報。你今天不可去報消息，因為王的兒子死了。”

約押對他說：『你今天不可去報消息，改日去報好啦。今天不可報，因為王的兒子死了。』

約押對他說：「你今天不要作報信的人，改天去報信吧。今天你不要去報信，因為王的兒子死了。」

約押曰、今日勿報音信、他日可也、王子既死、今日不可報音信也、

約押曰、王子既死、爾今日勿報信音、當俟他日。

約押謂之曰、爾今日無庸報消息、他日報消息可也、今日王子死、勿報消息、

“ You are not the one to take the news today,” Joab told him.“ You may take the news another time, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”

“ I don’t want you to take the news to the king today,” Joab told him.“ You can do it some other time. But you must not do it today, because the king’s son is dead.”

And Joab said to him,“ You are not to carry news today. You may carry news another day, but today you shall carry no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

“ No,” Joab told him,“ it wouldn’t be good news to the king that his son is dead. You can be my messenger another time, but not today.”

Joab replied to him,“ You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but today you aren’t taking good news, because the king’s son is dead.”

But Joab said to him,“ You are not the man to bring news this day, but you shall bring news another day; however, you shall bring no news this day, because the king’s son is dead.”

And Joab said to him,“ You shall not take the news this day, for you shall take the news another day. But today you shall take no news, because the king’s son is dead.”

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not be the bearer of tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day; but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

Joab replied to him,“ You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but today you aren’t taking good news, because the king’s son is dead.”

And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

But Joab said to him,“ You will not be a bearer of good news today. You will bear good news some other day, but not today, for the king’s son is dead.”

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.”

守衛又說：「從跑的姿勢看，那跑在前面的人好像撒督的兒子亞希瑪斯。」王說：「他是個好人，他一定帶來了好消息。」

王聽了十分難過，就走上城門樓去痛哭，邊走邊說：「我兒押沙龍啊！我兒，我兒押沙龍啊！我恨不得可以替你死！押沙龍，我兒啊！我兒！」

並說：「你們現在快派人去通知大衛，告訴他今晚不可在曠野的渡口過夜，務必要渡過約旦河，免得他和部下全軍覆沒。」當時，約拿單和亞希瑪斯躲在隱·羅結，不敢進城，怕被人看見。有一個婢女從城中出來給他們報信，他們便去通知大衛王。不料，有一個少年發現了他們，就去告訴押沙龍。他們二人急忙逃走，來到巴戶琳的一戶人家，藏到那家院子裡的一口井內，那家的婦人用蓋子蓋上井口，然後在上面撒了一些麥子，沒有人知道這件事。押沙龍的部下來到婦人家查問約拿單和亞希瑪斯的下落，婦人說他們已經過河了。押沙龍的部下就去搜索，結果一無所獲，就返回耶路撒冷。押沙龍的部下離開後，約拿單和亞希瑪斯便從井裡爬出來，去向大衛王報信，把亞希多弗的計謀告訴他，請他趕快渡過約旦河。

王問道：「年輕的押沙龍平安嗎？」亞希瑪斯答道：「約押派僕人來的時候，僕人看見一陣大騷動，但不知道是什麼事。」

大衛王吩咐約押、亞比篩和以太說：「你們要看在我的份上對年輕的押沙龍手下留情。」全體的軍兵都聽見了大衛吩咐眾將領的話。