2 Samuel 17:18

But a boy saw them, and told Absalom. Then they both went away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down there.

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WEBBE

But a boy saw them, and told Absalom. Then they both went away quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down there.

BSB

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.

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.

ASV

But a lad saw them, and told Absalom: and they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down thither.

BBE

But a boy saw them, and gave word of it to Absalom: so the two of them went away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim who had a water-hole in his garden, and they went down into it.

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וַיַּרְא vai·yar' and he saw H7200 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 נַעַר na·'ar a young man H5288 וַיַּגֵּד vai·ya·ged and he told H5046 לְאַבְשָׁלֹם le·'av·sha·lom to Absalom H53 וַיֵּלְכוּ vai·ye·le·khu and they went H1980 שְׁנֵיהֶם she·nei·hem [the] two of them H8147 מְהֵרָה me·he·rah quickly H4120 וַיָּבֹאוּ vai·ya·vo·'u and they came H935 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 בֵּית־ beit- [the] house of H1004 אִישׁ 'ish a man H376 בְּבַחוּרִים be·va·chu·rim in Bahurim H980 וְלוֹ ve·lo and [belonged] to (the) him H9033 בְאֵר ve·'er a well H875 בַּחֲצֵרוֹ ba·cha·tze·ro in courtyard his H2691 וַיֵּרְדוּ vai·ye·re·du and they went down H3381 שָׁם sham there H8033

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–21

Here was a wonderful effect of Divine Providence blinding Absalom's mind and influencing his heart, that he could not rest in Ahithophel's counsel, and that he should desire Hushai's advice. But there is no contending with that God who can arm a man against himself, and destroy him by his own mistakes and passions. Ahithophel's former counsel was followed, for God intended to correct David; but his latter counsel was not followed, for God meant not to destroy him. He can overrule all counsels. Whatever wisdom or help any man employs or affords, the success is from God alone, who will not let his people perish.

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Absalom Bahurim

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Bahurim

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.