2 Samuel 18:26

26 the watchman saw another man running toward them. He shouted down, “Here comes another one!” The king replied, “He also will have news.”

2 Samuel 18:26 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 18:26

And the watchman saw another man running
At a further distance:

and the watchman called unto the porter;
that kept the gate, under which the watchtower was:

and said, behold, [another] man runneth alone;
as the other, and has the same appearance of a messenger:

and the king said, he also bringeth tidings;
it being usual then, as now, to dispatch one messenger after another, as fresh accounts coming in made it necessary.

2 Samuel 18:26 In-Context

24 While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates of the town, the watchman climbed to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked, he saw a lone man running toward them.

25 He shouted the news down to David, and the king replied, “If he is alone, he has news.” As the messenger came closer,

26 the watchman saw another man running toward them. He shouted down, “Here comes another one!” The king replied, “He also will have news.”

27 “The first man runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok,” the watchman said. “He is a good man and comes with good news,” the king replied.

28 Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, “Everything is all right!” He bowed before the king with his face to the ground and said, “Praise to the LORD your God, who has handed over the rebels who dared to stand against my lord the king.”