18:24 Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, 1 and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate at the wall. When he looked, he saw a man running by himself. 18:25 So the watchman called out and informed the king. The king said, “If he is by himself, he brings good news.” 2 The runner 3 came ever closer.
1 tn Heb “the two gates.”
2 tn Heb “good news is in his mouth.”
3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the runner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.