2 Samuel 18:24-26

New English Translation

²⁴ Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates,^[a] and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate at the wall. When he looked, he saw a man running by himself. ²⁵ So the watchman called out and informed the king. The king said, “If he is by himself, he brings good news.”^[b] The runner^[c] came ever closer.

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.”