2 Samuel 17:18-21 ▼

18 But a young man observed Jonathan and Ahimaaz and informed Absalom, so they left in a hurry, arrived at the home of a man who lived at Bahurim, and hid inside a well that was in his courtyard.

19 The man's wife grabbed a sheet, covered the mouth of the well with it, and spread some dried grain over it. As a result, nobody could tell it was a hiding place.

20 When Absalom's servants approached the woman of the house, they asked her, |Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?| |They've already crossed the brook,| the woman answered. So Absalom's servants went away in search of Jonathan and Ahimaaz, but they couldn't find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

21 A little while later, the men crawled up out of the well and went off to talk to King David. They told David, |Get up! Cross the water quickly, because this is what Ahithophel advised about you...|