2 Samuel 18:24-27

New American Standard Bible

²⁴ Now ^(A)David was sitting between the two gates; and ^(B)the watchman went to the roof of the gate by the wall, and raised his eyes and looked; and behold, a man was running by himself. ²⁵ So the watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is by himself there is good news in his mouth.” And he came nearer and nearer. ²⁶ Then the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gatekeeper and said, “Behold, another man is running by himself.” And the king said, “This one also is bringing good news.” ²⁷ The watchman said, “I ^[a]think the running form of the first one ^(C)is like the running form of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “^(D)This is a good man, and he is coming with good news.”