Bible Person
Male · 5 cross references
Cushi is the messenger sent to David with news after Absalom's defeat. He appears briefly but memorably in one of the most emotionally charged communication scenes in Samuel. First appears in 2 Sam 18:21.1
AI summary: Cushi matters because the cross references present him as the bearer of truth to a grieving and anxious king. His news confirms military victory while also exposing the personal cost of Absalom's death, and the way he speaks reflects the delicate balance between duty, caution, and compassion. He is a minor figure, but he stands at a major emotional hinge in David's story. Taken together, the material presents Cushi as the messenger whose report brings victory and sorrow together in one moment.1
Central Figure
Cushi
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Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.