And the king said to the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? And the Cushite answered, May the enemies of my lord the king and all who rise up to do you harm be like that young man — The Cushite's response is a dark parallel: he wishes all of David's enemies to be like Absalom—dead. The statement conveys the death of Absalom without directly stating it. The Cushite has chosen to answer through implication rather than explicit statement.

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