While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked out, he saw a man running alone.

大卫正坐在城瓮里。守望的人上城门楼的顶上，举目观看，见有一个人独自跑来。

大卫正坐在内外城门之间。守望的人上到城墙，在城门的顶上举目观看，看哪，有一个人独自跑来。

大卫正坐在内外城门之间。守望的人上到城墙，在城门的顶上举目观看，看哪，有一个人独自跑来。

那时，大卫王正坐在内城门和外城门中间。有一个守卫爬上城门楼顶观望，看见一个人独自跑来。

那时，大卫正坐在内外城门中间的地方。守望的人上到城楼的平顶上，举目观看，见有一个人独自跑来。

大衛正坐在城甕裏。守望的人上城門樓的頂上，舉目觀看，見有一個人獨自跑來。

大衛正坐在內外城門之間。守望的人上到城牆，在城門的頂上舉目觀看，看哪，有一個人獨自跑來。

大衛正坐在內外城門之間。守望的人上到城牆，在城門的頂上舉目觀看，看哪，有一個人獨自跑來。

那時，大衛王正坐在內城門和外城門中間。有一個守衛爬上城門樓頂觀望，看見一個人獨自跑來。

那時，大衛正坐在內外城門中間的地方。守望的人上到城樓的平頂上，舉目觀看，見有一個人獨自跑來。

大衛正坐在內外兩城門之間；守望的人上城牆上城門樓的房頂上，舉目觀看，忽見有一個人獨自跑來。

那時，大衛正坐在內外城門之間，守望的人上了城門樓樓頂，舉目觀看，看哪，有一個人獨自跑來。

大衛坐城兩門之間、守望者登樓巔、舉目望見一人獨趨、

大闢坐邑之月城間、戍卒登邑門之樓、遙見一人獨趨、

大衛適坐於邑之月城間、遼望者遼望者或作戍卒下同登城門樓頂、舉目而觀、見一人獨趨、

David was sitting in the area between the inner and outer gates of the city. The man on guard duty went up to the roof over the entrance of the gate by the wall. As he looked out, he saw someone running alone.

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

While David was sitting between the inner and outer gates of the town, the watchman climbed to the roof of the gateway by the wall. As he looked, he saw a lone man running toward them.

David was sitting between the city gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the city gate and over to the wall. The watchman looked out and saw a man running alone.

Now David was sitting between the two gates; and the watchman went to the roof of the gate by the wall, and raised his eyes and looked; and behold, a man was running by himself.

Now David was sitting between the two gates. And the watchman went up to the roof over the gate, to the wall, lifted his eyes and looked, and there was a man, running alone.

Now David was sitting between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.

David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gate and over to the wall. The watchman looked out and saw a man running alone.

And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.

Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate at the wall. When he looked, he saw a man running by himself.

Now David was sitting between the two gates; and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate to the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man running alone.

So the king got up and took his seat in the gateway. When the men were told,“ The king is sitting in the gateway,” they all came before him. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled to their homes.

The king answered,“ I will do whatever seems best to you.” So the king stood beside the gate while all his men marched out in units of hundreds and of thousands.

When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair by the side of the road, watching, because his heart feared for the ark of God. When the man entered the town and told what had happened, the whole town sent up a cry.

A prophecy against Dumah: Someone calls to me from Seir,“ Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”The watchman replies,“ Morning is coming, but also the night. If you would ask, then ask; and come back yet again.”

This is what the Lord says to me:“ Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.When he sees chariots with teams of horses, riders on donkeys or riders on camels, let him be alert, fully alert.”And the lookout shouted,“ Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; every night I stay at my post.Look, here comes a man in a chariot with a team of horses. And he gives back the answer:‘ Babylon has fallen, has fallen! All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!’”

Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. Now the man standing watch looked up and saw many people on the road west of him, coming down the side of the hill. The watchman went and told the king,“ I see men in the direction of Horonaim, on the side of the hill.”

“ Son of man, speak to your people and say to them:‘ When I bring the sword against a land, and the people of the land choose one of their men and make him their watchman,and he sees the sword coming against the land and blows the trumpet to warn the people,then if anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head.Since they heard the sound of the trumpet but did not heed the warning, their blood will be on their own head. If they had heeded the warning, they would have saved themselves.But if the watchman sees the sword coming and does not blow the trumpet to warn the people and the sword comes and takes someone’s life, that person’s life will be taken because of their sin, but I will hold the watchman accountable for their blood.’“ Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the people of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.

When the lookout standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, he called out,“ I see some troops coming.”“ Get a horseman,” Joram ordered.“ Send him to meet them and ask,‘ Do you come in peace?’”The horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said,“ This is what the king says:‘ Do you come in peace?’”“ What do you have to do with peace?” Jehu replied.“ Fall in behind me.” The lookout reported,“ The messenger has reached them, but he isn’t coming back.”So the king sent out a second horseman. When he came to them he said,“ This is what the king says:‘ Do you come in peace?’” Jehu replied,“ What do you have to do with peace? Fall in behind me.”The lookout reported,“ He has reached them, but he isn’t coming back either. The driving is like that of Jehu son of Nimshi— he drives like a maniac.”