2 Samuel 18:25

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The watchman called out and told the king. The king said, 'If he is alone, he is bringing news.' And the runner continued approaching.

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  • 2 Sam 18:26-30
    5 verses
    91%

    26Then the watchman saw another man running, and he called to the gatekeeper, 'Look, another man is running alone!' The king said, 'He too brings news.'

    27The watchman said, 'It seems to me the running of the first man is like that of Ahimaaz son of Zadok.' 'He is a good man,' the king said, 'and he comes with good news.'

    28Then Ahimaaz called out to the king, 'All is well!' He bowed down with his face to the ground before the king and said, 'Praise be to the Lord your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.'

    29The king asked, 'Is the young man Absalom safe?' Ahimaaz answered, 'I saw a great commotion when Joab sent the king’s servant and me, but I do not know what it was.'

    30The king said, 'Stand aside and wait here.' So he stepped aside and stood there.

  • 2 Sam 18:21-24
    4 verses
    86%

    21Then Joab said to a Cushite, 'Go, tell the king what you have seen.' The Cushite bowed to Joab and ran off.

    22But Ahimaaz son of Zadok again said to Joab, 'Come what may, please let me also run after the Cushite.' Joab replied, 'Why do you want to run, my son? You will not gain any reward for delivering this news.'

    23But Ahimaaz insisted, 'Let me run, no matter what!' So Joab said, 'Run!' Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.

    24Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall. As he looked, he saw a man running alone.

  • 2 Sam 18:19
    74%

    19Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, 'Let me run and bring the king news that the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.'

  • 2 Sam 19:8
    73%

    8Now go out and encourage your men. I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will be left with you by nightfall. This will be worse for you than all the calamities that have come upon you from your youth until now."

  • 2 Sam 13:34-35
    2 verses
    73%

    34Meanwhile, Absalom fled. Now the watchman looked up and saw a large crowd coming down the hill on the road behind him.

    35Jonadab said to the king, 'Look, the king’s sons have come. It has happened just as your servant said.’

  • 1 Kgs 20:39
    72%

    39As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him and said, 'Your servant went into the middle of the battle, and suddenly a man brought another man to me and said, "Guard this man. If he is missing, your life will be for his life, or you will pay a talent of silver."

  • 2 Sam 17:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel. A servant girl would go and inform them, and they would go and inform King David, for they could not be seen entering the city.

    18But a young man saw them and reported it to Absalom. So both of them left quickly and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they went down into it.

  • 1 Sam 25:12
    72%

    12David’s men turned and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.

  • 2 Sam 11:18-20
    3 verses
    71%

    18Joab sent David a full report of the battle.

    19He instructed the messenger, 'When you finish delivering the report of the battle to the king,

    20if the king becomes angry and asks, "Why did you go so near the city to fight? Didn’t you know they would shoot arrows from the wall?

  • 2 Kgs 7:11
    71%

    11The gatekeepers shouted the news, and it was reported inside the palace.

  • 2 Sam 11:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22The messenger set out, and when he arrived, he reported to David everything Joab had sent him to say.

    23The messenger said to David, 'The men overpowered us and came out against us in the open field, but we drove them back to the entrance of the city gate.'

  • 1 Sam 21:1
    70%

    1David got up and left, while Jonathan returned to the city.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    70%

    31When David's words were heard, they were reported to Saul, and he sent for him.

  • Isa 21:6
    70%

    6For this is what the Lord said to me: 'Go, station a watchman, and let him report what he sees.'

  • 2 Sam 1:3-6
    4 verses
    70%

    3David asked him, 'Where have you come from?' He replied, 'I escaped from the camp of Israel.'

    4David said to him, 'What happened? Tell me.' He answered, 'The people fled from the battle, and many fell and died. Saul and Jonathan, his son, are also dead.'

    5David asked the young man who brought him the report, 'How do you know that Saul and his son Jonathan are dead?'

    6The young man who was reporting the news said, 'I happened to be on Mount Gilboa, and I saw Saul leaning on his spear, while the chariots and horsemen were closing in on him.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:42
    70%

    42While he was still speaking, Jonathan, son of Abiathar the priest, arrived. Adonijah said, "Come in, for you are a worthy man, and surely you bring good news."

  • 1 Sam 17:22-23
    2 verses
    70%

    22David left his supplies in the care of the keeper of supplies, ran to the battle lines, and asked his brothers how they were.

    23As he was speaking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion from Gath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual words, and David heard them.

  • 1 Sam 26:13
    70%

    13David crossed over to the other side and stood on top of the hill at a distance, with a wide space between them.

  • 2 Kgs 9:17
    69%

    17When the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu's company approaching, he called out, 'I see a company!' Joram said, 'Send a rider to meet them and ask, “Do you come in peace?”'

  • 2 Sam 15:17-18
    2 verses
    69%

    17The king went out with all the people following him, and they stopped at a place some distance away.

    18All his servants passed by him, along with all the Kerethites, Pelethites, and six hundred Gittites who had come with him from Gath, marching past in front of the king.

  • 2 Sam 17:2
    69%

    2I will attack him while he is weary and weak-handed, and I will frighten him. All the people with him will flee, and I will strike down only the king.

  • 2 Kgs 9:20
    69%

    20The watchman reported, 'He has reached them, but he has not returned. The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi—he drives furiously!'

  • 1 Kgs 1:22
    69%

    22While she was still speaking with the king, Nathan the prophet arrived.

  • 2 Sam 15:28
    69%

    28'Look, I will wait in the wilderness plains until I receive a message from you to tell me what to do.'

  • 2 Sam 15:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13Then a messenger came to David and reported, 'The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom.'

    14David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem, 'Arise, let us flee, or there will be no escape for us from Absalom. Hurry and leave, or he will quickly overtake us, bring disaster upon us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.'

  • Isa 21:8
    68%

    8Then he called out, 'Lion! My Lord, I stand continually on the watchtower by day, and I stay at my guard post through all the nights.'

  • 1 Chr 19:8
    68%

    8When David heard this, he sent Joab and the entire army of mighty warriors.

  • 1 Sam 17:20
    68%

    20Early in the morning, David left the flock with a keeper, loaded up, and set out as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the war cry.

  • 1 Sam 17:41
    68%

    41The Philistine came closer and closer to David, with his shield bearer walking in front of him.

  • Isa 21:12
    68%

    12The watchman replies, 'Morning is coming, but also the night. If you want to inquire, inquire. Come back again.'

  • 1 Sam 18:24
    68%

    24When Saul’s servants reported back what David had said,

  • 1 Sam 30:21
    68%

    21Then David returned to the two hundred men who had been too exhausted to follow him and had stayed behind at the Besor Valley. They came out to meet David and the troops with him, and David greeted them warmly.