Study it in the app“Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and said, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman said to them, “They have crossed the brook of water.” They searched and did not find them, and they returned to Jerusalem.”
Absalom’sאַבְשָׁלוֹםservantsעַבְדֵיcameוַיָּבֹאוּtoאֶלthe womanהָאִשָּׁהat the houseהַבַּיְתָהand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Whereאַיֵּהare Ahimaazאֲחִימַעַץand Jonathan?”וִיהוֹנָתָןThe womanהָאִשָּׁהsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto them,לָהֶם“They have crossedעָבְרוּthe brookמִיכַלof water.”הַמָּיִםThey searchedוַיְבַקְשׁוּand did notוְלֹאfind them,מָצָאוּand they returnedוַיָּשֻׁבוּto Jerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appearsservant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avde” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appearswoman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appearshouse
A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.
Where else “bayta” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsAhimaaz
Ahimaaz: the name of several people: the father of Ahinoam, Saul's wife; the son of the priest Zadok (2 Samuel 15:27); and Solomon's officer in Naphtali (1 Kings 4:15).
Where else “achimaats” appearsJonathan
Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".
Where else “yhonatan” appearspass
To get over a river, or go through a land.
Where else “avru” appearsbrook
A word that appears only once in the Bible (2 Samuel 17:20). The lexicon explains it as something that holds water: a small stream or a pool. Its exact sense is not certain.
Where else “michal” appearswater
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appearsseek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “yevakshu” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsau” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashuvu” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears“The brook of water” translates a word that appears only here.
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
19The woman took and spread the covering over the mouth of the well and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known.
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21After they had gone, they came up out of the well and went and told King David; they said to David, “Get up and cross the water quickly, for thus Ahithophel has counseled against you.”
