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The runner kept coming closer. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The sentinel shouted and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there are tidings in his mouth.” He kept coming, and drew near.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/2_samuel/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and shouted down to tell David. David answered, "If he's alone, he must have some news." The runner was getting closer, <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The lookout shouted to inform the king, who said, “If he is alone, he has good news to report.” As he kept coming nearer,<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/2_samuel/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />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,<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">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,</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/2_samuel/18.htm">David Mourns for Absalom</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman that was on the top of the gate upon the wall, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running alone. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl">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,</span><span class="reftext">26</span>The watchman saw another man running, and crying aloud from above, he said: I see another man running alone. And the king said: He also is a good messenger.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_samuel/18-24.htm">2 Samuel 18:24</a></span><br />And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman that was on the top of the gate upon the wall, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running alone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../2_samuel/18-26.htm">2 Samuel 18:26</a></span><br />The watchman saw another man running, and crying aloud from above, he said: I see another man running alone. And the king said: He also is a good messenger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-16.htm">Apace</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-12.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-10.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-5.htm">Drawing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/10-16.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-4.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-19.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-41.htm">Nearer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-22.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-13.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-22.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-32.htm">Travelling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-24.htm">Watchman</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/18-26.htm">Alone</a> <a href="/psalms/58-7.htm">Apace</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-4.htm">Cried</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-3.htm">Declareth</a> <a href="/2_kings/3-26.htm">Drawing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-17.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-26.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-9.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-24.htm">Nearer</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-26.htm">News</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-9.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-26.htm">Tidings</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Travelling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-26.htm">Watchman</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/2_samuel/18-25.htm">2 Samuel 18:25 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: alone and by called came closer good have he himself his If in is it king man mouth must nearer news out reported said The there to told watchman<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/2_samuel/18-25.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 18:25 The watchman cried and told the king (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools</a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="/catholic/">Catholic Bible</a><br /><br /><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_samuel/18-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 18:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 18:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_samuel/18-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 18:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 18:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#f7f7f7"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="8261988112"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>