A lookout or watchman.
Key References
The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.
The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”
All Scripture References (4)
2 Samuel (1)
The watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”
2 Kings (1)
Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”
Isaiah (2)
Then the lookout shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.
The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.”