2 Samuel 18:27

English Standard Version

27 The watchman said, “I think the running of the first is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “He is a good man and comes with good news.” (1Ki 1:42; 2Ki 9:20) 

New International Version

27 The watchman said, ‘It seems to me that the first one runs like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.’ ‘He’s a good man,’ the king said. ‘He comes with good news.’ 

New International Reader’s Version

27 The man on guard duty said, ‘I can see that the first one runs like Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok.’ ‘He’s a good man,’ the king said. ‘He’s bringing good news.’ 

King James Version

27 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. 

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