2 Samuel 18:26

And the watchman saw another man running ,.... At a further distance:

and the watchman called unto the porter ; that kept the gate, under which the watchtower was:

and said, behold, another man runneth alone ; as the other, and has the same appearance of a messenger:

and the king said, he also bringeth tidings ; it being usual then, as now, to dispatch one messenger after another, as fresh accounts coming in made it necessary.