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2 Samuel 18:23-25
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
2 Samuel 18:23-25
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
23 ‘No matter what, I want to run! ’
‘Then run! ’ Joab said to him. So Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.
24 David was sitting between the city gates(A) when the watchman went up to the roof of the city gate and over to the wall.(B) The watchman looked out and saw a man running alone. 25 He called out and told the king.
The king said, ‘If he’s alone, he bears good news.’
As the first runner came closer,
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2 Samuel 18:23-25
New International Version
2 Samuel 18:23-25
New International Version
23 He said, “Come what may, I want to run.”
So Joab said, “Run!” Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain[a] and outran the Cushite.
24 While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, the watchman(A) went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked out, he saw a man running alone. 25 The watchman called out to the king and reported it.
The king said, “If he is alone, he must have good news.” And the runner came closer and closer.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 18:23 That is, the plain of the Jordan
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