25And crying out he told the king: and the king said: If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And as he was coming apace, and drawing nearer,


In Context

22 Then Achimaas the son of Sadoc said to Joab again: Why might not I also run after Chusai? And Joab said to him: Why wilt thou run, my son? thou wilt not be the bearer of good tidings.

23 He answered: But what if I run? And he said to him: Run. Then Achimaas running by a nearer way passed Chusai.

24 And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman that was on the top of the gate upon the wall, lifting up his eyes, saw a man running alone.

25 And crying out he told the king: and the king said: If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And as he was coming apace, and drawing nearer,

26 The watchman saw another man running, and crying aloud from above, he said: I see another man running alone. And the king said: He also is a good messenger.

27 And the watchman said: The running of the foremost seemeth to me like the running of Achimaas the son of Sadoc. And the king said: He is a good man: and cometh with good news.

2 Samuel 18:25 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:25The watchman called out to the king and reported it. The king said, "If he is alone, he must have good news." And the man came closer and closer.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:25And 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:25And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:25And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is news in his mouth. And he came on and drew near.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:25And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:25And the watchman called, and told the king. And the king said, If he is alone there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:25The watchman cried, and told the king. The king said, |If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.| He came closer and closer.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:25And the watchman calleth, and declareth to the king, and the king saith, 'If by himself, tidings are in his mouth;' and he cometh, coming on and drawing near.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:25And 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.