2 Samuel 18:25

וַיִּקְרָא הַצֹּפֶה וַיַּגֵּד לַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אִם ־ לְבַדּוֹ בְּשׂוֹרָה בְּפִיו וַיֵּלֶךְ הָלוֹךְ וְקָרֵֽב ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And 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.

In Context

24וְדָוִד יוֹשֵׁב בֵּין ־ שְׁנֵי הַשְּׁעָרִים וַיֵּלֶךְ הַצֹּפֶה אֶל ־ גַּג הַשַּׁעַר אֶל ־ הַחוֹמָה וַיִּשָּׂא אֶת ־ עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא וְהִנֵּה ־ אִישׁ רָץ לְבַדּֽוֹ ׃

26וַיַּרְא הַצֹּפֶה אִישׁ ־ אַחֵר רָץ וַיִּקְרָא הַצֹּפֶה אֶל ־ הַשֹּׁעֵר וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה ־ אִישׁ רָץ לְבַדּוֹ וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ גַּם ־ זֶה מְבַשֵּֽׂר ׃

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Cross References

Isaiah 21:6כִּי כֹה אָמַר אֵלַי אֲדֹנָי לֵךְ הַעֲמֵד הַֽמְצַפֶּה אֲשֶׁר יִרְאֶה יַגִּֽיד ׃

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 18:20-33

David's Grief for Absalom. ( b. c. 1023.) 19 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies. 20 And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead. 21 Then said Joab to Cushi, Go tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. 22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to… Read the whole commentary →

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