2 Samuel 17:18

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But a young man saw them on one occasion and informed Absalom. So the two of them quickly departed and went to the house of a man in Bahurim. There was a well in his courtyard, and they got down in it.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 3:16 : 16 Her husband went along behind her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Finally Abner said to him,“Go back!” So he returned home.
  • 2 Sam 16:5 : 5 Shimei Curses David and His Men Then King David reached Bahurim. There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out, yelling curses as he approached.
  • 2 Sam 19:16 : 16 Shimei son of Gera the Benjaminite from Bahurim came down quickly with the men of Judah to meet King David.

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  • 2 Sam 17:16-17
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    85%

    16Now send word quickly to David and warn him,“Don’t spend the night at the fords of the wilderness tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.”

    17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying in En Rogel. A female servant would go and inform them, and they would then go and inform King David. It was not advisable for them to be seen going into the city.

  • 2 Sam 17:19-21
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    19His wife then took the covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain over it. No one was aware of what she had done.

    20When 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 searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.

    21After the men had left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed out of the well. Then they left and informed King David. They advised David,“Get up and cross the stream quickly, for Ahithophel has devised a plan to catch you.”

  • 2 Sam 17:9
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    9At this very moment he is hiding out in one of the caves or in some other similar place. If it should turn out that he attacks our troops first, whoever hears about it will say,‘Absalom’s army has been slaughtered!’

  • 2 Sam 13:34-38
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    34In the meantime Absalom fled. When the servant who was the watchman looked up, he saw many people coming from the west on a road beside the hill.

    35Jonadab said to the king,“Look! The king’s sons have come! It’s just as I said!”

    36Just as he finished speaking, the king’s sons arrived, wailing and weeping. The king and all his servants wept loudly as well.

    37But Absalom fled and went to King Talmai son of Ammihud of Geshur. And David grieved over his son every day.

    38After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he remained there for three years.

  • 2 Sam 17:24
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    24Meanwhile David had gone to Mahanaim, while Absalom and all the men of Israel had crossed the Jordan River.

  • 2 Sam 18:28-30
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    28Then Ahimaaz called out and said to the king,“Greetings!” He bowed down before the king with his face toward the ground and said,“May the LORD your God be praised because he has defeated the men who opposed my lord the king!”

    29The king replied,“How is the young man Absalom?” Ahimaaz replied,“I saw a great deal of confusion when Joab was sending the king’s servant and me, your servant, but I don’t know what it was all about.”

    30The king said,“Turn aside and take your place here.” So he turned aside and waited.

  • 2 Sam 18:9-10
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    9Then Absalom happened to come across David’s men. Now as Absalom was riding on his mule, it went under the branches of a large oak tree. His head got caught in the oak and he was suspended in midair, while the mule he had been riding kept going.

    10When one of the men saw this, he reported it to Joab saying,“I saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree.”

  • 2 Sam 18:17-19
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    17They took Absalom, threw him into a large pit in the forest, and stacked a huge pile of stones over him. In the meantime all the Israelite soldiers fled to their homes.

    18Prior to this Absalom had set up a monument and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley, reasoning“I have no son who will carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial.

    19David Learns of Absalom’s Death Then Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said,“Let me run and give the king the good news that the LORD has vindicated him before his enemies.”

  • 2 Sam 19:3-4
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    3That day the people stole away to go to the city the way people who are embarrassed steal away in fleeing from battle.

    4The king covered his face and cried out loudly,“My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

  • 2 Sam 15:36-37
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    36Furthermore, their two sons are there with them, Zadok’s son Ahimaaz and Abiathar’s son Jonathan. You must send them to me with any information you hear.”

    37So David’s friend Hushai arrived in the city, just as Absalom was entering Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 15:11
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    11Now two hundred men had gone with Absalom from Jerusalem. Since they were invited, they went naively and were unaware of what Absalom was planning.

  • 2 Sam 16:22
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    22So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.

  • 2 Sam 13:29-30
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    29So Absalom’s servants did to Amnon exactly what Absalom had instructed. Then all the king’s sons got up; each one rode away on his mule and fled.

    30While they were still on their way, the following report reached David:“Absalom has killed all the king’s sons; not one of them is left!”

  • 1 Sam 20:39
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    39(Now the servant did not understand any of this. Only Jonathan and David knew what was going on.)

  • 2 Sam 17:5
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    5But Absalom said,“Call for Hushai the Arkite, and let’s hear what he has to say.”

  • 2 Sam 18:14-15
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    14Joab replied,“I will not wait around like this for you!” He took three spears in his hand and thrust them into the middle of Absalom while he was still alive in the middle of the oak tree.

    15Then ten soldiers who were Joab’s armor bearers struck Absalom and finished him off.

  • 2 Sam 15:13-14
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    71%

    13David Flees from Jerusalem Then a messenger came to David and reported,“The men of Israel are loyal to Absalom!”

    14So David said to all his servants who were with him in Jerusalem,“Come on! Let’s escape! Otherwise no one will be delivered from Absalom! Go immediately, or else he will quickly overtake us and bring disaster on us and kill the city’s residents with the sword.”

  • 2 Sam 15:2
    71%

    2Now Absalom used to get up early and stand beside the road that led to the city gate. Whenever anyone came by who had a complaint to bring to the king for arbitration, Absalom would call out to him,“What city are you from?” The person would answer,“I, your servant, am from one of the tribes of Israel.”

  • 1 Sam 22:1
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    1David Goes to Adullam and Mizpah So David left there and escaped to the cave of Adullam. When his brothers and the rest of his father’s family learned about it, they went down there to him.

  • 2 Sam 3:26
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    26Then Joab left David and sent messengers after Abner. They brought him back from the well of Sirah.(But David was not aware of it.)

  • 2 Sam 19:1
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    1(19:2) Joab was told,“The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”

  • 2 Sam 18:24-25
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    24Now David was sitting between the inner and outer gates, and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate at the wall. When he looked, he saw a man running by himself.

    25So the watchman called out and informed the king. The king said,“If he is by himself, he brings good news.” The runner came ever closer.

  • 2 Sam 18:32
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    32The king asked the Cushite,“How is the young man Absalom?” The Cushite replied,“May the enemies of my lord the king and all who have plotted against you be like that young man!”

  • 2 Sam 17:13
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    13If he regroups in a city, all Israel will take up ropes to that city and drag it down to the valley, so that not a single pebble will be left there!”

  • 2 Sam 16:17
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    17Absalom said to Hushai,“Do you call this loyalty to your friend? Why didn’t you go with your friend?”

  • 2 Sam 14:31
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    31Then Joab got up and came to Absalom’s house. He said to him,“Why did your servants set my portion of field on fire?”

  • 2 Sam 17:1
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    1The Death of Ahithophel Ahithophel said to Absalom,“Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night.

  • 1 Sam 25:12
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    12So David’s servants went on their way. When they had returned, they came and told David all these things.

  • 2 Sam 13:24
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    24Then Absalom went to the king and said,“My shearers have begun their work. Let the king and his servants go with me.”

  • 2 Sam 14:23
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    23So Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Sam 18:21
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    21Then Joab said to the Cushite,“Go and tell the king what you have seen.” After bowing to Joab, the Cushite ran off.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
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    1David Permits Absalom to Return to Jerusalem Now Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king longed to see Absalom.