2 Samuel 18:26

26 And the watchman saw another man running : and the watchman called unto the porter, and said , Behold another man running alone. And the king said , He also bringeth tidings .

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 And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked , and behold a man running alone.

25 And the watchman cried , and told the king. And the king said , If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace , and drew near.

26 And the watchman saw another man running : and the watchman called unto the porter, and said , Behold another man running alone. And the king said , He also bringeth tidings .

27 And the watchman said , Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said , He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.

28 And Ahimaaz called , and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said , Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.