2 Samuel 18:25 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

²⁵ And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁵ And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁵ The watchman called out and told the king. The king said, If he is alone, he has news to tell. And he came on and drew near.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁵ And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

Common English Bible

²⁵ The watchman called out and reported this to the king. The king said, “If he’s alone, it’s good news.” The man got nearer and nearer,

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁵ And crying out, he told the king. And the king said, "If he is alone, there is good news in his mouth." But as he was advancing and drawing nearer,

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁵ And crying out he told the king. And the king said: If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And as he was coming apace, and drawing nearer,

2 Samuel 18:25 Cross References

2 Samuel 18:24

And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

2 Samuel 18:26

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.

Isaiah 21:6

For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.