Treasury of Scripture Knowledge 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. Context David Mourns for Absalom…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, 26The 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.27And 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.… Cross References 2 Samuel 18:25 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, 2 Samuel 18:27 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. Lexicon the watchmanהַצֹּפֶה֮ (haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await saw וַיַּ֣רְא (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see another אַחֵ֣ר (’a·ḥêr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 312: Hinder, next, other man אִישׁ־ (’îš-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person running, רָץ֒ (rāṣ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7323: To run and he called out וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7121: To call, proclaim, read to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the gatekeeper, הַשֹּׁעֵ֔ר (haš·šō·‘êr) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7778: A gatekeeper “Look! הִנֵּה־ (hin·nêh-) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold! Another man אִ֖ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person is running alone!” רָ֣ץ (rāṣ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7323: To run “This [one] זֶ֥ה (zeh) Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that also גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and brings news,” מְבַשֵּֽׂר׃ (mə·ḇaś·śêr) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1319: To be fresh, full, cheerful), to announce said וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say the king. הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king Additional Translations the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings news,” said the king.And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called to the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also brings tidings. 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. And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman cried at the gate, and said, And look, another man running alone. And the king said, He also brings glad tidings. And the watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the porter and said, Behold a man running alone. And the king said, He also is a bearer of news. 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. And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called to the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings. The watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the porter, and said, "Behold, a man running alone!" The king said, "He also brings news." And the watchman seeth another man running, and the watchman calleth unto the gatekeeper, and saith, 'Lo, a man running by himself;' and the king saith, 'Also this one is bearing tidings.' Jump to Previous Alone Bearer Crying Direction Door Gate Gatekeeper Good News Porter Running Tidings WatchmanJump to Next Alone Bearer Crying Direction Door Gate Gatekeeper Good News Porter Running Tidings WatchmanLinks 2 Samuel 18:26 NIV2 Samuel 18:26 NLT 2 Samuel 18:26 ESV 2 Samuel 18:26 NASB 2 Samuel 18:26 KJV 2 Samuel 18:26 Bible Apps 2 Samuel 18:26 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 18:26 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 18:26 French Bible 2 Samuel 18:26 German Bible Alphabetical: alone also and another be Behold bringing by called down gatekeeper good he himself is king Look man must news one running said saw the Then This to too watchman OT History: 2 Samuel 18:26 The watchman saw another man running (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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