2 Samuel 18:26

18:26 Then the watchman saw another man running. The watchman called out to the gatekeeper, “There is another man running by himself.” The king said, “This one also is bringing good news.”

2 Samuel 13:34

13:34 In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the watchman looked up, he saw many people coming from the west ¹  on a road beside the hill.

2 Samuel 18:25

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.

2 Samuel 18:24

18:24 Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, ⁴  and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate at the wall. When he looked, he saw a man running by himself.

2 Samuel 18:27

18:27 The watchman said, “It appears to me that the first runner is Ahimaaz ⁵  son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and he comes with good news.”

[13:34]  ¹ tn Heb “behind him.”

[18:25]  ¹ tn Heb “good news is in his mouth.”

[18:25]  ² tn Heb “he”; the referent (the runner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:24]  ¹ tn Heb “the two gates.”

[18:27]  ¹ tn Heb “I am seeing the running of the first one like the running of Ahimaaz.”