2 Samuel 17:21

וַיְהִי ׀ אַחֲרֵי לֶכְתָּם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ מֵֽהַבְּאֵר וַיֵּלְכוּ וַיַּגִּדוּ לַמֶּלֶךְ דָּוִד וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֶל ־ דָּוִד קוּמוּ וְעִבְרוּ מְהֵרָה אֶת ־ הַמַּיִם כִּי ־ כָכָה יָעַץ עֲלֵיכֶם אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.

In Context

20וַיָּבֹאוּ עַבְדֵי אַבְשָׁלוֹם אֶֽל ־ הָאִשָּׁה הַבַּיְתָה וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ אַיֵּה אֲחִימַעַץ וִיהוֹנָתָן וַתֹּאמֶר לָהֶם הָֽאִשָּׁה עָבְרוּ מִיכַל הַמָּיִם וַיְבַקְשׁוּ וְלֹא מָצָאוּ וַיָּשֻׁבוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם ׃ ס

22וַיָּקָם דָּוִד וְכָל ־ הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ וַיַּעַבְרוּ אֶת ־ הַיַּרְדֵּן עַד ־ אוֹר הַבֹּקֶר עַד ־ אַחַד לֹא נֶעְדָּר אֲשֶׁר לֹא ־ עָבַר אֶת ־ הַיַּרְדֵּֽן ׃

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Cross References

Psalms 55:7וָאֹמַר מִֽי ־ יִתֶּן ־ לִּי אֵבֶר כַּיּוֹנָה אָעוּפָה וְאֶשְׁכֹּֽנָה ׃

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 17:16-22

Information Sent to David. ( b. c. 1023.) 15 Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel; and thus and thus have I counselled. 16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him. 17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a… Read the whole commentary →

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