2 Samuel 17:21
19 And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
20 And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
22 Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.
23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
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- BSB
- After the men had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed up out of the well and went to inform King David, saying, “Get up and cross over the river at once, for Ahithophel has given this advice against you.”
- KJV
- And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
- WEB
- After they had departed, they came up out of the well and went and told King David; and they said to David, “Arise and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counseled against you.”
- ASV
- And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto David, Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass after they had departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said to David, Arise and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counselled against you.
- BLB
- And it came to pass, after they had departed, that they came up out of the well, and they went and told King David, and they said to David, “Arise and pass over the waters quickly, for thus Ahithophel has counseled against you⁺.”
- ÅB
- Men så snart de var gått bort, steg de andre opp av brønnen og gikk og bar budet fram til kong David og sa til ham: Gjør dere rede og sett hastig over vannet! For det og det råd har Akitofel gitt mot dere.
- OTB
- Etter at de hadde gått, kom mennene opp av brønnen, og gikk og fortalte kong David. De sa til David: "Reis deg og gå over vannet raskt, for slik har Akitofel rådet mot deg."
- B1930
- Men så snart de var gått bort, steg de andre op av brønnen og gikk og bar budet frem til kong David og sa til ham: Gjør eder rede og sett hastig over vannet! For det og det råd har Akitofel gitt mot eder.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 17:15–16
Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled.
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