The king said, "Is it well with the young man Absalom?" And Ahimaaz answered, "When Joab sent the king's servant, and your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I did not know what it was."When Ahimaaz asked to run and deliver the news, Joab told him no, because the Absalom was dead. He knew David would not like this news, and sent another to deliver it. I guess Ahimaaz was favored by the king, and Joab feared this news would sour that relationship? But that's a side note. What's interesting here is that Ahimaaz lied to David. Or at least, hid the truth as he had been told it.
Ahimaaz had been told by Joab that Absalom was dead. He knows the answer to David's question. Yet he dodges the question. Ahimaaz probably hadn't been personally there to see Absalom was dead, so he probably didn't lie. He says there was a great commotion, but didn't know exactly what caused it. Yet he knew a consequence of the tumult. He lied (by omission at minimum) to the king, and that must be noted.
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