2 Samuel 18:26 - Easy To Read Version

²⁶ The watchman saw another man running. The watchman called to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ 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

²⁶ 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)

²⁶ 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

²⁶ 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

²⁶ 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."

2 Samuel 18:26 Cross References

2 Samuel 18:25

The watchman shouted to tell King David.

2 Samuel 18:27

The watchman said, “I think the first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.”

2 Kings 7:10

So these lepers [82] came and called to the gatekeepers of the city. The lepers told the gatekeepers, “We went to the Aramean camp. But we did not hear any people. No people were there. The horses and donkeys were still tied up, and the tents were still standing. {But the people were all gone!}”