Ahimaaz is a good man and comes with good news

What kind of man was he?

David fled from Jerusalem and Absalom in 2Sa 15:

27 The king said to Zadok the priest, “Are you not a seer?

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Zadok was royal to David.

Go back to the city in peace, with your two sons, Ahimaaz your son, and Jonathan the son of Abiathar. 28 See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

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David trusted Ahimaaz to inform him of military intelligence on Absalom's vital plan, and he did in 17:17. David and Joab knew him to be a good man because he was loyal to David, like his father Zadok.

Later Joab killed Absalom. Ahimaaz and a Cushite ran to deliver the news to David, who was waiting at a city gate in 18:

27 The watchman said, “I think the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “He is a good man and comes with good news.”

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David expected good news from Ahimaaz because he had demonstrated personal loyalty and reliability.