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2Sa 18:28 — And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed [be] the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

All is well		or, Peace be to thee. Heb. Peace. he fell down upon his face. This act was not only in reverence to the king, but in humble adoration of God, whose name he praises for this victory. The more our hearts are fixed and enlarged, in thanksgiving to God for our mercies, the better disposed we shall be to bear with patience the afflictions mixed with them. 2Sa 1:2; 2Sa 14:4
Blessed		2Sa 22:27; Gen 14:20; Gen 24:27; 2Ch 20:26; Psa 115:1; Psa 124:6; Psa 144:1,2; Rev 19:1-3
delivered up		Heb. shut up. 1Sa 24:18; 1Sa 26:8; Psa 31:8

Correlating Passages

All is well

	2Sa 1:2	It came even to pass on the third day, that, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes rent, and earth upon his head: and [so] it was, when he came to David, that he fell to the earth, and did obeisance.
	2Sa 14:4	And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

Blessed

	2Sa 22:27	With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
	Gen 14:20	And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.
	Gen 24:27	And he said, Blessed [be] the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I [being] in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master's brethren.
	2Ch 20:26	And on the fourth day they assembled themselves in the valley of Berachah; for there they blessed the LORD: therefore the name of the same place was called, The valley of Berachah, unto this day.
	Psa 115:1	Not unto us, O LORD, not unto us, but unto thy name give glory, for thy mercy, [and] for thy truth's sake.
	Psa 124:6	Blessed [be] the LORD, who hath not given us [as] a prey to their teeth.
	Psa 144:1	[[[A Psalm] of David.]] Blessed [be] the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight:
	Psa 144:2	My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and [he] in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
	Rev 19:1	And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:
	Rev 19:2	For true and righteous [are] his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
	Rev 19:3	And again they said, Alleluia. And her smoke rose up for ever and ever.

delivered up

	1Sa 24:18	And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the LORD had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
	1Sa 26:8	Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not [smite] him the second time.
	Psa 31:8	And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Samuel 18:28," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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