2 Samuel 18:25
23 “No matter what, I want to run!” he replied. “Then run!” Joab told him. So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.
24 Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.
So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
26 the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.
27 The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The watchman shouted and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” He came closer and closer.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is news in his mouth. And he came on and drew near.
- BLB
- And the watchman cried out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is by himself, news is in his mouth.” And he came, coming on and drawing near.
- ÅB
- Vekteren ropte og meldte det til kongen. Da sa kongen: Er han alene, så er det et gledelig budskap i hans munn. Og han kom nærmere og nærmere.
- OTB
- Vaktmannen ropte og fortalte kongen. Og kongen sa: "Hvis han er alene, er det gode nyheter i hans munn." Og han kom nærmere og nærmere.
- B1930
- Vekteren ropte og meldte det til kongen. Da sa kongen: Er han alene, så er det et gledelig budskap i hans munn. Og han kom nærmere og nærmere.