2 Samuel 17:19
“And the woman tooke and spread a couering ouer the welles mouth, and spread ground corne thereon; and the thing was not knowen.”
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2 Samuel 17:19 Context
17Now Ionathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel: (for they might not be seene to come into the citie) and a wench went and tolde them: and they went, and tolde king Dauid. 18Neuerthelesse, a ladde saw them, and tolde Absalom: but they went both of them away quickely, and came to a mans house in Bahurim, which had a Well in his court, whither they went downe. 19And the woman tooke and spread a couering ouer the welles mouth, and spread ground corne thereon; and the thing was not knowen. 20And when Absaloms seruants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Ionathan? And the woman said vnto them, They be gone ouer the brooke of water. And when they had sought, and could not finde them, they returned to Ierusalem. 21And it came to passe after they were departed, that they came vp out of the Well, and went and tolde king Dauid, and said vnto Dauid, Arise, and passe quickely ouer the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you.
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Other Translations for 2 Samuel 17:19
And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.
- King James Version
And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well's mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known.
- American Standard Version (1901)
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.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby 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.
- Webster's Bible
The woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and spread out bruised grain on it; and nothing was known.
- World English Bible
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.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed groats thereon; and nothing was known.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for 2 Samuel 17:19
17:19 Spread corn - Under pretence of drying it by the sun: which shews it was summer - time.