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2 Samuel 17

2 Samuel 17:18

Hushai’s Warning Saves David · 2 Samuel 17:15–29
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Translations

Modern
But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
Traditional
Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
Literal
And a boy saw them and told Absalom; and the two of them went away quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, and unto him was a well in his court, and they went down into it.
Latin
Vidit autem eos quidam puer, et indicavit Absalom: illi vero concito gradu ingressi sunt domum cujusdam viri in Bahurim, qui habebat puteum in vestibulo suo: et descenderunt in eum.

Original

Hebrew
English
But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.

Notes

2 Samuel 17:18–20

Bahurim was where Shimei, a supporter of Saul from the tribe of Benjamin, lived (2 Samuel 16:5; 19:16). Shimei’s cursing of David at Bahurim showed David’s decline. In contrast, the escape of Ahimaaz and Jonathan showed hope for David’s return to power.

Theme notes and profiles

Absalom David Counsel from Others

Events

Parallels

Psalm 55:1–23

People

Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne

Places

Bahurim: Village near Jerusalem, home of Shimei, who cursed David

Glossary

Absalom Ahimaaz Architecture Baharum, Baharumite, Bahurim David Gilead (Place) Hushai Jonathan Kings, Books of First and Second Nathan Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Abiathar: Helps David by Sending his Son from Jerusalem to David with Secret Information Concerning the Counsel of Ahithophel Ahimaaz: Son of Zadok, the High Priest--Loyal to David Ahithophel: Joins Absalom Bahurim: A Village Between the Fords of the Jordan River and Jerusalem Falsehood: The Wife of the Bahurimite Who Saved the Lives of Hushai's Messengers Friendship: David and Hushai Jonathan: Son of Abiathar: Acts As a Spy for David Wells: Frequently Made in the Courts of Houses Zadok: Removes the Ark of the Covenant from Jerusalem at the Time of Absalom's Usurpation