The watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gatekeeper, and said, “Behold, a man running alone!” The king said, “He also brings news.”
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The watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the gatekeeper, and said, “Behold, a man running alone!” The king said, “He also brings news.”
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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.
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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.'
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Sa 18:26 And the watchman saw another man running:…
2Sa 18:26 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.
Ver. 26. Behold another man running.] He ran first, but was outrun by Ahimaaz; so was Peter by the beloved disciple. {Joh 20:4} A ready heart maketh riddance.
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And the watchman saw another man running,.... At a…
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:
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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.
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 26. Gilead — The mountainous tract east of the…
26. Gilead — The mountainous tract east of the Jordan. See map, page 234.
26. The porter — The gate keeper.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 26. unto the porter] The Sept. reads “into the…
26. unto the porter] The Sept. reads “into the gate.” The difference is a question of vowel points only.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 I think the running of the man in front…
I think the running of the man in front is like the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok
The watchman compares the way the man ran to the way Ahimaaz runs to suggest that it may be him. AT: "I think the man running in front is Ahimaaz son Zadok, because he runs like Ahimaaz" (See: Simile)
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