2 Samuel 18:24

Free Bible Version

David was sitting between the inside and outside gates. The watchman climbed up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. He looked out, and saw a man running by himself.

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:34

In the meantime, Absalom had run away. When the watchman in Jerusalem looked out, he saw a large crowd coming along the road west of him, down the side of the hill.

2 Samuel 18:23

“Doesn't matter, I want to run anyway,” he said. “Fine, start running!” Joab told him. Ahimaaz took the route over flatter ground and overtook the Ethiopian.

2 Samuel 18:25

So he shouted down to tell the king. “If he's by himself then he's bringing good news,” the king replied. As the first runner got closer,

2 Samuel 18:4

“I will do whatever you think best,” the king replied. The king stood beside the gate while all his men marched out by hundreds and by thousands.

2 Samuel 19:8

So the king got up and went to sit at the town gate. Everybody was told: “Look, the king is sitting at the town gate.” They all came to see the king. In the meantime the Israelites had run away and gone to their homes.

1 Samuel 4:13

When he arrived, Eli was sitting there on his chair by the road, watching out for news because he was worried about the Ark of God. When the man came into town and gave his report, the whole town cried out loud.