And the watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there are tidings in his mouth.” And he came apace, and drew near.
2 Samuel 18:26 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gate and said, “See, another man running alone!” The king said, “He also brings tidings.” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the watchman saw another man running, and the watchman called to the gatekeeper, Behold, another man running alone. The king said, He also brings news. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible and the watchman saw another man running and called down to the gatekeeper, “There’s another man running alone.” The king said, “That one must be bringing good news too.” Catholic Public Domain Version the watchman saw another man running. And so, crying out from the height, he said: "Another man has appeared, running alone." And the king said, "This one also is a good messenger." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The watchman saw another man running; and crying aloud from above, he said: I see another man running alone. And the king said: He also is a good messenger. |
And the watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there are tidings in his mouth.” And he came apace, and drew near.
And the watchman said, “I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahima-az the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good tidings.”
So they came and called to the gatekeepers of the city, and told them, “We came to the camp of the Syrians, and behold, there was no one to be seen or heard there, nothing but the horses tied, and the asses tied, and the tents as they were.”