2 Samuel
King James Version (KJV)
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 (KJV)
2 Samuel 17:19 Context
16Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him. 17Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David. 18Nevertheless 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. 19And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known. 20And when Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. 21And it came to pass, after they were departed, that they came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over the water: for thus hath Ahithophel counselled against you. 22Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan.
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Other Translations
And the woman tooke and spread a couering ouer the welles mouth, and spread ground corne thereon; and the thing was not knowen.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
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
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
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
Bible commentary
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.