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2 Samuel 17:20-22
New English Translation
2 Samuel 17:20-22
New English Translation
20 When the servants of Absalom approached the woman at her home, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied to them, “They crossed over the stream.” Absalom’s men[a] searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
21 After the men had left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan[b] climbed out of the well. Then they left and informed King David. They advised David, “Get up and cross the stream[c] quickly, for Ahithophel has devised a plan to catch you.”[d] 22 So David and all the people who were with him got up and crossed the Jordan River.[e] By dawn there was not one person left who had not crossed the Jordan.
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- 2 Samuel 17:20 tn Heb “they”; the referents (Absalom’s men) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Samuel 17:21 tn Heb “they”; the referents (Ahimaaz and Jonathan) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 2 Samuel 17:21 tn Heb “the water.”
- 2 Samuel 17:21 tn Heb “for thus Ahithophel has devised against you.” The expression “thus” is narrative shorthand, referring to the plan outlined by Ahithophel (see vv. 1-3). The men would surely have outlined the plan in as much detail as they had been given by the messenger.
- 2 Samuel 17:22 tn The word “River” is not in the Hebrew text here or in v. 24, but has been supplied in the translation for clarity.
2 Samuel 17:20-22
New International Version
2 Samuel 17:20-22
New International Version
20 When Absalom’s men came to the woman(A) at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?”
The woman answered them, “They crossed over the brook.”[a] The men searched but found no one, so they returned to Jerusalem.
21 After they had gone, the two climbed out of the well and went to inform King David. They said to him, “Set out and cross the river at once; Ahithophel has advised such and such against you.” 22 So David and all the people with him set out and crossed the Jordan. By daybreak, no one was left who had not crossed the Jordan.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 17:20 Or “They passed by the sheep pen toward the water.”
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