2 Samuel 18:27 - Easy To Read Version

²⁷ The watchman said, “I think the first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁷ And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁷ The watchman said, I think the man in front runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok. The king said, He is a good man and comes with good tidings.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁷ And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

Common English Bible

²⁷ The watchman said, “I can see that the first one runs like Zadok’s son Ahimaaz.” “He’s a good man,” the king said, “and is coming with good news.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁷ Then the watchman said, "The running of the closest one seems like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok." And the king said, "He is a good man, and he arrives bearing good news."

2 Samuel 18:27 Cross References

2 Samuel 18:26

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

1 Kings 1:42

While Joab was still speaking, Jonathan, son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, “Come here! You are a good man. [5] You must be bringing good news to me.”

2 Kings 9:20

The guard told Joram, “The second messenger went to the group, but he has not come back yet. There is a man driving his chariot [109] like a mad man. He is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi.”

Proverbs 25:13

A messenger that can be trusted is worth much to the people who send him. He is like cool water during the hot days of harvest.

Proverbs 25:25

Good news from a faraway place is like a cool drink of water when you are hot and thirsty.

Isaiah 52:7

It is a wonderful thing to see a messenger come over the hills with good news. It is wonderful to hear a messenger announce, “There is peace! We have been saved! Your God is king!”

Romans 10:15

And before a person can go and tell them, that person must be sent. Like the Scriptures {\cf2\super [107]} say, “Beautiful are the feet of those people that come to tell good news.” {\cf2\super [108]}