2 Samuel 18:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.”

2 Samuel 18:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 18:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 18:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The watchman said, “I think the running of the first one is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” The king said, “He is a good man, and comes with good news.””

2 Samuel 18:27 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 18:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the watchman said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.”

2 Samuel 18:27 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 18:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the watchman saith, `I see the running of the first as the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok.' And the king saith, `This <FI>is<Fi> a good man, and with good tidings he cometh.'”

2 Samuel 18:27 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 18:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the watchman said, I see the running of the foremost like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man; and comes with good news.”

2 Samuel 18:27 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 18:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the formost is like the running of Ahimaaz the sonne of Zadok. Then the King said, He is a good man, and commeth with good tidings.”

2 Samuel 18:27 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 18:27 in Context — 2 Samuel 18

25 La sentinelle cria, et avertit le roi. Le roi dit: S’il est seul, il apporte des nouvelles. Et cet homme arrivait toujours plus près.

26 La sentinelle vit un autre homme qui courait; elle cria au portier: Voici un homme qui court tout seul. Le roi dit: Il apporte aussi des nouvelles.

27 La sentinelle dit: La manière de courir du premier me paraît celle d’Achimaats, fils de Tsadok. Et le roi dit: C’est un homme de bien, et il apporte de bonnes nouvelles.

28 Achimaats cria, et il dit au roi: Tout va bien! Il se prosterna devant le roi la face contre terre, et dit: Béni soit l’Éternel, ton Dieu, qui a livré les hommes qui levaient la main contre le roi mon seigneur!

29 Le roi dit: Le jeune Absalom est-il en bonne santé? Achimaats répondit: J’ai aperçu un grand tumulte au moment où Joab envoya le serviteur du roi et moi ton serviteur; mais je ne sais ce que c’était.

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What Does 2 Samuel 18:27 Mean?

2 Samuel 18:27 is a verse from the Book of 2 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Samuel chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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