KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
However, a young man spotted them and reported it to Absalom. But the two men quickly escaped and went to a man's house in Bahurim that had a well in its courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse shows two men being discovered by Absalom's spy but managing to escape and hide in a well at someone's house.
📚 Historical Context
This occurs during Absalom's rebellion against his father King David. Jonathan and Ahimaaz, two priests' sons, were serving as messengers to relay Hushai's intelligence about Absalom's military plans to David. Bahurim was a village near Jerusalem where David had supporters willing to risk their lives to help him.
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