New International Version
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.

New Living Translation
He shouted the news down to David, and the king replied, “If he is alone, he has news.” As the messenger came closer,

English Standard Version
The watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he drew nearer and nearer.

Berean Standard Bible
So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
Then the watchman cried out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” And he came rapidly and drew near.

New American Standard Bible
So the watchman called out and told the king. And the king said, “If he is by himself there is good news in his mouth.” And he came nearer and nearer.

NASB 1995
The watchman called and told the king. And the king said, “If he is by himself there is good news in his mouth.” And he came nearer and nearer.

NASB 1977
And the watchman called and told the king. And the king said, “If he is by himself there is good news in his mouth.” And he came nearer and nearer.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the watchman called and told the king. And the king said, “If he is by himself there is good news in his mouth.” And he came nearer and nearer.

Amplified Bible
The lookout called down and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, he has good news to tell.” And he came nearer and nearer.

Christian Standard Bible
He called out and told the king. The king said, “If he’s alone, he bears good news.” As the first runner came closer,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He called out and told the king. The king said, “If he’s alone, he bears good news.” As the first runner came closer,

American Standard 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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the Watchman called and he told the King, and the King said: “If he is alone, good news is in his mouth!”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the watchman cried out, and reported to the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And the man came and drew near.

Contemporary English Version
and shouted down to tell David. David answered, "If he's alone, he must have some news." The runner was getting closer,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And crying out he told the king: and the king said: If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And as he was coming apace, and drawing nearer,

English Revised 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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The watchman called and alerted the king. "If he's alone," the king said, "he has good news to tell." The runner continued to come closer.

Good News Translation
He called down and told the king, and the king said, "If he is alone, he is bringing good news." The runner kept coming closer.

International Standard Version
So the watchman called out his news to the king. The king responded, "If he's alone, he's bringing some news to report." As the man continued to draw near and approach the palace,

JPS Tanakh 1917
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.

Literal Standard Version
And the watchman calls, and declares [it] to the king, and the king says, “If [he is] by himself, tidings [are] in his mouth”; and he comes, coming on and drawing near.

Majority Standard Bible
So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,

New American Bible
The lookout shouted to inform the king, who said, “If he is alone, he has good news to report.” As he kept coming nearer,

NET Bible
So the watchman called out and informed the king. The king said, "If he is by himself, he brings good news." The runner came ever closer.

New Revised Standard Version
The sentinel shouted and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there are tidings in his mouth.” He kept coming, and drew near.

New Heart English Bible
And the watchman called out, and told the king. And the king said, "If he is alone, there is good news in his mouth." And he came closer and closer.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the watchman called, and told the king. And the king said, If he is alone there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

World English Bible
The watchman shouted and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” He came closer and closer.

Young's Literal Translation
And the watchman calleth, and declareth to the king, and the king saith, 'If by himself, tidings are in his mouth;' and he cometh, coming on and drawing near.

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