Stand by the road and watch, you who live in Aroer. Ask the men who are running away. Ask the women who are escaping. Ask them,‘ What has happened?’

住亚罗珥的啊，要站在道旁观望，问逃避的男人和逃脱的女人说：‘是什么事呢？’

住亚罗珥的啊，要站在道路的边上观望，问逃跑的男人和逃脱的女人说：“发生了什么事呢”？

住亚罗珥的啊，要站在道路的边上观望，问逃跑的男人和逃脱的女人说：“发生了什么事呢”？

亚罗珥的居民啊！你们要站在路旁观望，询问逃难的男女究竟发生了什么事。

亚罗珥的居民哪！要站在路旁观望，询问那些正在逃跑的男女，说：‘发生了什么事？’

住亞羅珥的啊，要站在道旁觀望，問逃避的男人和逃脫的女人說：是甚麼事呢？

住亞羅珥的啊，要站在道路的邊上觀望，問逃跑的男人和逃脫的女人說：「發生了甚麼事呢」？

住亞羅珥的啊，要站在道路的邊上觀望，問逃跑的男人和逃脫的女人說：「發生了甚麼事呢」？

亞羅珥的居民啊！你們要站在路旁觀望，詢問逃難的男女究竟發生了什麼事。

亞羅珥的居民哪！要站在路旁觀望，詢問那些正在逃跑的男女，說：‘發生了甚麼事？’

住亞羅珥的啊，站在道旁觀望哦！要問逃跑的男人、和逃脫的女人說：「是甚麼事啊？」

居亞羅珥者歟、其立路隅而瞻望、詢逃難之男、脫害之女曰、所作維何、

亞囉耳居民、立於途側、瞻望遠方、詰逃避之男女、曰、其事若何。

亞羅珥居民歟、可立於道旁觀望、問逃避之男女曰、其事若何、

Stand by the road and watch, you who live in Aroer. Ask the man fleeing and the woman escaping, ask them,‘ What has happened?’

Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say,‘ What has happened?’

You people of Aroer, stand beside the road and watch. Shout to those who flee from Moab,‘ What has happened there?’

Stand by the highway and watch, resident of Aroer! Ask him who is fleeing or her who is escaping,“ What happened?”

Stand by the road and keep watch, You inhabitant of Aroer; Ask him who flees and her who escapes And say,‘ What has happened?’

O inhabitant of Aroer, Stand by the way and watch; Ask him who flees And her who escapes; Say,‘ What has happened?’

O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and watch: ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth; say, What hath been done?

Stand by the highway and look, resident of Aroer! Ask him who is fleeing or her who is escaping: What happened?

O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth,[ and] say, What is done?

You who live in Aroer, stand by the road and watch. Question the man who is fleeing and the woman who is escaping. Ask them,‘ What has happened?’

Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and watch. Ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say,‘ What has been done?’

Not a single town was too strong for us. That includes all the towns from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon River valley all the way to Gilead. It also includes the town in the valley. The Lord our God gave us all of them.

The man told Eli,“ I’ve just come from the front lines of the battle. I just ran away from there today.” Eli asked,“ What happened, son?”

When he arrived, there was Eli sitting on his chair. He was by the side of the road. He was watching because his heart was really concerned about the ark of God. The man entered the town and told everyone what had happened. Then the whole town cried out.Eli heard the people crying out. He asked,“ What’s the meaning of all this noise?” The man hurried over to Eli.

The people of Gad built up the cities of Dibon, Ataroth and Aroer.

David was sitting in the area between the inner and outer gates of the city. The man on guard duty went up to the roof over the entrance of the gate by the wall. As he looked out, he saw someone running alone.The guard called out to the king and reported it. The king said,“ If the runner is alone, he must be bringing good news.” The runner came closer and closer.Then the man on guard duty saw another runner. He called out to the man guarding the gate. He said,“ Look! There’s another man running alone!” The king said,“ He must be bringing good news too.”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.”Then Ahimaaz called out to the king,“ Everything’s all right!” He bowed down in front of the king with his face toward the ground. He said,“ You are my king and master. Give praise to the Lord your God! He has handed over to you those who lifted their hands to kill you.”The king asked,“ Is the young man Absalom safe?” Ahimaaz answered,“ I saw total disorder. I saw it just as Joab was about to send the king’s servant and me to you. But I don’t know what it was all about.”The king said,“ Stand over there and wait.” So he stepped over to one side and stood there.Then the man from Cush arrived. He said,“ You are my king and master. I’m bringing you some good news. The Lord has shown that you are in the right. He has done this by rescuing you today from all those trying to kill you.”The king asked the man from Cush,“ Is the young man Absalom safe?” The man replied,“ King David, may your enemies be like that young man. May all those who rise up to harm you be like him.”

“ Where have you come from?” David asked him. He answered,“ I’ve escaped from Israel’s camp.”“ What happened?” David asked.“ Tell me.” He said,“ Israel’s men ran away from the battle. Many of them were killed. Saul and his son Jonathan are dead.”

and Bela. Bela was the son of Azaz. Azaz was the son of Shema. Shema was the son of Joel. All of them made their homes in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon.

They went across the Jordan River. They camped south of the town in the middle of the Arnon River valley near Aroer. Then they went through Gad and continued on to Jazer.