2 Samuel 17:19
World English Bible (WEB)
The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out crushed grain on it; and nothing was known.
In context
17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En Rogel; and a female servant used to go and report to them, and they went and told King David; for they couldn’t risk being seen coming into the city.
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.
19 The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out crushed grain on it; and nothing was known.
20 Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman said to them, “They have gone over the brook of water.” When they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
21 After they had departed, they came up out of the well and went and told King David; and they said to David, “Arise and pass quickly over the water; for thus has Ahithophel counseled against you.”
2 Samuel 17:19 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out crushed grain on it; and nothing was known.
- KJV King James Version
- And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scattering grain over it so nobody would know a thing.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And the woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the woman taketh and spreadeth the covering over the face of the well, and spreadeth on it the ground corn, and the thing hath not been known.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn on it; and the thing was not known.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn upon it; and the thing was not known.