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2 Samuel 18:26

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The watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gatekeeper, and said, “Behold, a man running alone!”
The king said, “He also brings news.”

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2 Samuel 18:26 in other translations

And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold, another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.

2 Samuel 18:26 · American Standard Version

2 Samuel 18:26 in context

  1. 24Now David was sitting between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.
  2. 25The watchman cried, and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” He came closer and closer.
  3. 26The watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gatekeeper, and said, “Behold, a man running alone!”
    The king said, “He also brings news.”
  4. 27The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.”
    The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.”
  5. 28Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”