2Sa 18:24-25, 2Ki 9:17 | ESV | STEP | 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 .

2 Samuel 18:24-25

24 Now David ^awas sitting between the two gates, and ^bthe 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. 25 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.

2 Kings 9:17

17 Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the company of Jehu as he came and said, “I see a company.” And Joram said, “Take a horseman and send to meet them, and let him say, ‘Is it peace?’”