2 Samuel 17:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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.”
2 Samuel 17:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Samuel 17:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Samuel 17:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
2 Samuel 17:20 — World English Bible
2 Samuel 17:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Samuel 17:20 — American Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the servants of Absalom come in unto the woman to the house, and say, `Where <FI>are<Fi> Ahimaaz and Jonathan?' and the woman saith to them, `They passed over the brook of water;' and they seek, and have not found, and turn back to Jerusalem.”
2 Samuel 17:20 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Samuel 17:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Absalom's servants came to the woman to the house, and said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone over the brook of water. And they sought and could not find [them], and returned to Jerusalem. ”
2 Samuel 17:20 — Darby Translation
2 Samuel 17:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when Absaloms seruants came to the wife into the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Ionathan? And the woman answered them, They be gone ouer the brooke of water. And when they had sought them, and could not finde them, they returned to Ierusalem.”
2 Samuel 17:20 — Geneva Bible
2 Samuel 17:20 in Context — 2 Samuel 17
18 Nevertheless 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.
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.
20 And 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.
21 And 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.
22 Then 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.
What Does 2 Samuel 17:20 Mean?
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