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. "
— 2 Samuel 17:19, American Standard 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.”
“The woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and spread out bruised grain on it; and nothing was known.”
“His 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.”
“And a woman took, and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as it were to dry sodden barley and so the thing was not known.”
“And a woman put a cover over the hole, and put crushed grain on top of it, and no one had any knowledge of it.”
“And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.”
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En-rogel; and a maid-servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David: for they might not be seen to come into the city.
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.
And the woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known.
And Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house; and they said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They are gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David; and they said unto David, Arise ye, and pass quickly over the water; for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over the Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over the Jordan.