2 Samuel 17:20 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.

Matthew Henry

Ahithophel's counsel overthrownHere was a wonderful effect of Divine Providence blinding Absalom's mind and influencing his heart, that he could not rest in Ahithophel's counsel, and that...

Thompson Chains

DeceptionSee the chain from Genesis 12:13 · 9 links

Cross References

Exodus 1:19 And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.
Joshua 2:3–5 And the king of Jericho sent unto Rahab, saying, Bring forth the men that are come to thee, which are entered into thine house: for they be come to search out all the country. …
Joshua 2:22–23 And they went, and came unto the mountain, and abode there three days, until the pursuers were returned: and the pursuers sought them throughout all the way, but found them not. …
1 Samuel 19:12–17 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. …
1 Samuel 21:2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
1 Samuel 27:11–12 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines. …
2 Samuel 15:34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.

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Topics

Abiathar Helps David by sending his son from Jerusalem to David with secret information concerning the counsel of Ahithophel
Ahimaaz 2. Son of Zadok, the high priest. Loyal to David
Ahithophel Joins Absalom
Falsehood The wife of the Bahurimite who saved the lives of Hushai’s messengers, sent to apprise David of the movements of Absalom’s army
Friendship David and Hushai
Hushai David’s friend
Jonathan Acts as a spy for David
Rebellion Absalom
Zadok Removes the ark of the covenant from Jerusalem at the time of Absalom’s usurpation; returns with the ark of the covenant at David’s command

Kings of Israel & Judah

DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1055–1015 BC · David reigns in Israel

Places

JerusalemTown · Location well established
Places in 2 Samuel 17 on a map

Bible Dictionary

AbsalomFather of peace; i.e., “peaceful” David’s son by Maacah (2 Sam 3:3; comp. 1 Kgs 1:6). He was noted for his personal beauty and for the...
AhimaazBrother of anger = irascible. (1.) The father Ahinoam, the wife of Saul (1 Sam 14:50).
JonathanWhom Jehovah gave, the name of fifteen or more persons that are mentioned in Scripture. The chief of these are, (1.) A Levite descended...
JerusalemCalled also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of...

Hebrew and Strong’s

And when Absalom's אַבְשָׁלוֹם ʾabšālôm אֲבִישָׁלוֹם Proper name
servants עַבְדֵי ʿabdê עֶבֶד Noun · masculine plural construct
came וַיָּבֹאוּ wayyābōʾww בּוֹא Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
to the woman אֶל ʾel Preposition הָאִשָּׁה hāʾiššâ אִשָּׁה Noun · feminine singular · with the
to the house הַבַּיְתָה habbaytâ בַּיִת Noun · masculine singular · with the, ending: toward
they said וַיֹּאמְרוּ wayyōʾmĕrû אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
Where is Ahimaaz אַיֵּה ʾayyê Interrogative אֲחִימַעַץ ʾăḥîmaʿaṣ אֲחִימַעַץ Proper name
and Jonathan וִיהוֹנָתָן wîhônātān יְהוֹנָתָן Proper name · with and
And the woman לָהֶם lāhem Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural הָאִשָּׁה hāʾiššâ אִשָּׁה Noun · feminine singular · with the
said וַתֹּאמֶר wattōʾmer אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
unto them, They be gone over עָבְרוּ ʿābĕrû עָבַר Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
the brook מִיכַל mîkal מִיכָל Noun · masculine singular construct
of water הַמָּיִם hammāyim מַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the
And when they had sought וַיְבַקְשׁוּ waybaqšû בָּקַשׁ Verb · piel sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
and could not find וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and מָצָאוּ māṣāʾww מָצָא Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
they returned וַיָּשֻׁבוּ wayyāšubû שׁוּב Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine plural · with and
to Jerusalem יְרוּשָׁלִָם yĕrûšālim יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם Proper name

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