2 Samuel 13:34

13:34 In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the watchman looked up, he saw many people coming from the west 1  on a road beside the hill.

2 Samuel 18:25

18:25 So the watchman called out and informed the king. The king said, “If he is by himself, he brings good news.” 2  The runner 3  came ever closer.

1 tn Heb “behind him.”

2 tn Heb “good news is in his mouth.”

3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (the runner) has been specified in the translation for clarity.