2 Samuel 18:24-26

International Standard Version

²⁴ Meanwhile, David was sitting between the inner and outer gates of the city. The watchman was up on the roof of the gateway near the walls, looking around, and there was a man running by himself! ²⁵ So the watchman^[a] called out his news to the king.

The king responded, “If he’s alone, he’s bringing some news to report.”^[b] As the man continued to draw near and approach the palace,^{[c] 26} the watchman observed another man running. So he called out to the gatekeeper, “There’s another^[d] man running by himself!”

The king replied, “He’s also bringing some news to report!”