New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 17:18
18But a lad did see them and told Absalom; so the two of them departed quickly and came to the house of a man 1in Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard, and they went down 2into it.
2 Samuel 17:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So the two of them left at once and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But a young man saw them and told Absalom. So both of them went away quickly and came to the house of a man at Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard. And they went down into it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom. But both of them went away quickly and came to a man’s house in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down into it.
Context of 2 Samuel 17:18
16Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, ‘Do not spend the night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means cross over, or else the king and all the people who are with him will be destroyed.’” 17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying at En-rogel, and a maidservant would go and tell them, and they would go and tell King David, for they could not be seen entering the city. But a lad did see them and told Absalom; so the two of them departed quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard, and they went down into it. 19And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known. 20Then Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” And the woman said to them, “They have crossed the brook of water.” And when they searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
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וַיַּ֤רְא אֹתָם֙ נַ֔עַר וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ שְׁנֵיהֶ֨ם מְהֵרָ֜ה וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ׀ אֶל־בֵּֽית־אִ֣ישׁ בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים וְל֥וֹ בְאֵ֛ר בַּחֲצֵר֖וֹ וַיֵּ֥רְדוּ שָֽׁם׃Read the interlinear
- But a ladנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
- did seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- them and toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
- Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53
- so the twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- of them departedהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- quicklyמְהֵרָהmehêrâh · hasteH4120
- and cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
- of a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- in Bahurimבַּחֻרִיםbachûrîym bachûrîym · BahurimH980
- who had a wellבְּאֵרbe'êr · wellH875
- in his courtyardחָצֵרchâtsêr · courtH2691
- and they wentיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 17:18
- 2 Samuel 3:16But her husband went with her, weeping as he went, and followed her as far as Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go, return.” So he returned.
- 2 Samuel 16:5When King David came to Bahurim, behold, there came out from there a man of the family of the house of Saul whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera; he came out cursing continually as he came.
- 2 Samuel 19:16Then Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite who was from Bahurim, hurried and came down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18Bahurim - See the marginal reference. They were not all Shimeis in Bahurim.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18-20Bahurim 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.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court--The court was that of the house, and the well an empty cistern. All the houses of the better class are furnished with such reservoirs. Nothing could more easily happen than that one of these wells, in consequence of a deficiency of water, should become dry and it would then answer as a place of retreat, such as David's friends found in the man's house at Bahurim. The spreading of a…Read the comment
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- 1. 2 Samuel 17:18 2 Sam 3:16; 16:5 ↩
- 2. 2 Samuel 17:18 Lit there ↩
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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