2 Samuel 18:25-27

International Standard Version

²⁵ So the watchman^[a] called out his news to the king.

The king responded, “If he’s alone, he’s bringing some news to report.”^[b] As the man continued to draw near and approach the palace,^{[c] 26} the watchman observed another man running. So he called out to the gatekeeper, “There’s another^[d] man running by himself!”

The king replied, “He’s also bringing some news to report!”

²⁷ Then the watchman observed, “It looks to me that the runner out in front is running like Zadok’s son Ahimaaz!”

The king replied, “This is a good man bearing good news!”