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No one knew anything about it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The man’s wife put a cloth over the top of the well and scattered grain on it to dry in the sun; so no one suspected they were there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, and nothing was known of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the man’s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground grain on it; and the thing was not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the woman took a cover and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered barley meal on it, so that nothing was known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well&#8217s mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered grain on it, so that nothing was known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the woman took a covering and spread it over the well’s mouth and scattered crushed grain on it, so that nothing was known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And the woman [of the house] took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well and scattered grain on it; so nothing was discovered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then his wife took the cover, placed it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain on it so nobody would know anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then his wife took the cover, placed it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain on it so nobody would know anything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed bruised grain thereon; and nothing was known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The man's wife put the cover on the well and poured grain on top of it, so the well could not be seen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed bruised corn thereon; and nothing was known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The man's wife took a cover, spread it over the top of the cistern, and scattered some grain over it so that no one could tell it was there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The man's wife took a covering, spread it over the opening of the well and scattered grain over it, so that no one would notice anything. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The man's wife grabbed a sheet, covered the mouth of the well with it, and spread some dried grain over it. As a result, nobody could tell it was a hiding place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the man?s wife took a covering, spread it over the mouth of the well, and scattered grain over it so nobody would know a thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />His wife then took the covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain over it. No one was aware of what she had done. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And the woman took a covering and spread it over the top of the well and scattered some grain on it, so that nothing could be noticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The woman took and spread the covering over the well’s mouth, and spread out crushed grain on it; and nothing was known. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the woman takes and spreads the covering over the face of the well, and spreads the ground grain on it, and the thing has not been known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the woman will take and spread the covering upon the mouth of the well and she will spread the medicine upon it; and the word will not be known.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And a woman took, and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as it were to dry sodden barley: and so the thing was not known. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then a woman took and spread a covering over the mouth of the well, as if drying hulled barley. And so the matter was hidden.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and the woman took the cover and spread it over the mouth of the cistern, strewing crushed grain on the cover so that nothing could be noticed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The man’s wife took a covering, stretched it over the well’s mouth, and spread out grain on it; and nothing was known of it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and put barley upon it; and the thing was not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a woman took a covering for it and she covered over the well and she spread barley grain over it and no person knew it<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the woman took and spread the covering over the well's mouth, and strewed groats thereon; and nothing was known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And a woman took a covering, and spread it over the mouth of the well, and spread out ground corn upon it to dry, and the thing was not known.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/17-19.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=4951" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/17.htm">Hushai's Warning Saves David</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">18</span>But a young man did see them and told Absalom. So the two left quickly and came to the house of a man in Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: hā·’iš·šāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">Then the man’s wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: wat·tiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">took</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4539.htm" title="4539: ham·mā·sāḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- A covering, screen. From cakak; a cover, i.e. Veil.">a covering</a> <a href="/hebrew/6566.htm" title="6566: wat·tip̄·rōś (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To spread out, spread. A primitive root; to break apart, disperse, etc.">and spread</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">it over</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: pə·nê (N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">the mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/875.htm" title="875: hab·bə·’êr (Art:: N-fs) -- A well, pit. From ba'ar; a pit; especially a well.">of the well,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7849.htm" title="7849: wat·tiš·ṭaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs) -- To spread, spread abroad. A primitive root; to expand.">scattering</a> <a href="/hebrew/7383.htm" title="7383: hā·ri·p̄ō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Perhaps grain. Or riphah; from ruwph;, grits.">grain</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">over it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so nobody</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: nō·w·ḏa‘ (V-Nifal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">would know</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: dā·ḇār (N-ms) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">a thing.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/2-4.htm">Joshua 2:4-6</a></span><br />But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from. / At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!” / (But Rahab had taken them up to the roof and hidden them among the stalks of flax that she had laid out there.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/4-18.htm">Judges 4:18-21</a></span><br />Jael went out to greet Sisera and said to him, “Come in, my lord. Come in with me. Do not be afraid.” So he entered her tent, and she covered him with a blanket. / Sisera said to her, “Please give me a little water to drink, for I am thirsty.” So she opened a container of milk, gave him a drink, and covered him again. / “Stand at the entrance to the tent,” he said, “and if anyone comes and asks you, ‘Is there a man here?’ say, ‘No.’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">1 Kings 18:4</a></span><br />for when Jezebel had slaughtered the prophets of the LORD, Obadiah had taken a hundred prophets and hidden them, fifty men per cave, providing them with food and water.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/18-13.htm">1 Kings 18:13</a></span><br />Was it not reported to my lord what I did when Jezebel slaughtered the prophets of the LORD? I hid a hundred prophets of the LORD, fifty men per cave, and I provided them with food and water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-19.htm">2 Kings 6:19</a></span><br />And Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-2.htm">2 Kings 11:2-3</a></span><br />But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. / And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/38-6.htm">Jeremiah 38:6-13</a></span><br />So they took Jeremiah and dropped him into the cistern of Malchiah, the king’s son, which was in the courtyard of the guard. They lowered Jeremiah with ropes into the cistern, which had no water but only mud, and Jeremiah sank down into the mud. / Now Ebed-melech the Cushite, a court official in the royal palace, heard that Jeremiah had been put into the cistern. While the king was sitting at the Gate of Benjamin, / Ebed-melech went out from the king’s palace and said to the king, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/24-45.htm">Genesis 24:45</a></span><br />And before I had finished praying in my heart, there was Rebekah coming out with her jar on her shoulder, and she went down to the spring and drew water. So I said to her, ‘Please give me a drink.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-17.htm">Exodus 1:17-21</a></span><br />The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live. / So the king of Egypt summoned the midwives and asked them, “Why have you done this? Why have you let the boys live?” / The midwives answered Pharaoh, “The Hebrew women are not like the Egyptian women, for they are vigorous and give birth before a midwife arrives.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/19-12.htm">1 Samuel 19:12-17</a></span><br />So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped. / Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment. / When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/21-2.htm">1 Samuel 21:2</a></span><br />“The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission on which I am sending you. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/22-17.htm">1 Samuel 22:17-18</a></span><br />Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD. / So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-34.htm">2 Samuel 15:34</a></span><br />But you can thwart the counsel of Ahithophel for me if you return to the city and say to Absalom: ‘I will be your servant, my king; in the past I was your father’s servant, but now I will be your servant.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/16-16.htm">2 Samuel 16:16-19</a></span><br />And David’s friend Hushai the Archite went to Absalom and said to him, “Long live the king! Long live the king!” / “Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?” / “Not at all,” Hushai answered. “For the one chosen by the LORD, by this people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and with him I will remain. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the woman took and spread a covering over the well's mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.</p><p class="hdg">spread a covering</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joshua/2-4.htm">Joshua 2:4-6</a></b></br> And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they <i>were</i>: … </p><p class="hdg">the thing</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/1-19.htm">Exodus 1:19</a></b></br> And the midwives said unto Pharaoh, Because the Hebrew women <i>are</i> not as the Egyptian women; for they <i>are</i> lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in unto them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-1.htm">Bruised</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-18.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-20.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/2_samuel/15-30.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-8.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-33.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-5.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/leviticus/2-16.htm">Groats</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/joshua/10-23.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-5.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-23.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/1_samuel/30-16.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-22.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-2.htm">Spreadeth</a> <a href="/exodus/32-20.htm">Strewed</a> <a href="/joshua/22-23.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-22.htm">Top</a> <a href="/genesis/29-10.htm">Well's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-24.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/18-21.htm">Bruised</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/2_samuel/23-14.htm">Cover</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-4.htm">Covering</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-38.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-8.htm">Face</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-28.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Groats</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-11.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/1_kings/18-4.htm">Hole</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-25.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/1_kings/6-8.htm">Opening</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-8.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-8.htm">Spread</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-22.htm">Spreadeth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-4.htm">Strewed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-26.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-17.htm">Top</a> <a href="/genesis/29-2.htm">Well's</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-17.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-1.htm">Ahithophel's counsel is overthrown by Hushai's</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-15.htm">Secret intelligence is sent unto David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">Ahithophel hangs himself</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-25.htm">Amasa is made captain</a></span><br><span class="reftext">27. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/17-27.htm">David at Mahanaim is furnished with provisions</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Women in biblical narratives often play crucial roles in God's plans, as seen with figures like Rahab and Jael. The use of a covering suggests a common household item, indicating the woman's ability to use available resources to protect David's messengers.<p><b>spread it over the mouth of the well</b><br>Wells were vital in ancient Israel for water supply and often served as community gathering places. Covering the well's mouth was a strategic move to conceal the messengers hiding inside. This action reflects the cultural importance of hospitality and protection of guests, a recurring theme in the Old Testament.<p><b>and scattered grain over it</b><br>Scattering grain was a clever tactic to disguise the well's true purpose. Grain was a staple in the diet of ancient Israelites, and its presence would not arouse suspicion. This act of deception parallels other biblical instances where God’s people use cunning to achieve His purposes, such as when David feigned madness before Achish.<p><b>so nobody would know a thing</b><br>This phrase underscores the secrecy and urgency of the situation. The need for discretion was paramount to protect the lives of David's allies and ensure the success of his mission. It reflects the broader biblical theme of God’s providence and protection over His chosen leaders, as seen in the preservation of Moses and the hiding of the spies in Jericho.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_woman.htm">The Woman</a></b><br>An unnamed woman who plays a crucial role in protecting David's messengers. Her quick thinking and bravery are pivotal in the unfolding events.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_well.htm">The Well</a></b><br>A physical location used as a hiding place for David's messengers. It symbolizes refuge and protection in a time of danger.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/david's_messengers.htm">David's Messengers</a></b><br>Jonathan and Ahimaaz, who were tasked with delivering critical information to King David. Their mission was vital for David's safety and strategy.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/absalom's_rebellion.htm">Absalom's Rebellion</a></b><br>The broader context of this event is Absalom's rebellion against his father, King David. This rebellion creates a backdrop of tension and urgency.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/h/hushai's_counsel.htm">Hushai's Counsel</a></b><br>The strategic advice given by Hushai, David's friend, which is part of the larger account of espionage and counter-espionage during Absalom's rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_crisis.htm">Courage in Crisis</a></b><br>The woman's actions demonstrate the importance of courage and quick thinking in times of crisis. Her bravery serves as an example for believers to act decisively when faced with challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_providential_protection.htm">God's Providential Protection</a></b><br>The use of the well as a hiding place illustrates God's providence in providing protection and refuge. Believers can trust in God's provision and protection in their own lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_unnamed.htm">The Role of the Unnamed</a></b><br>Often, significant contributions come from those who remain unnamed or unnoticed. This encourages believers to value every role within the body of Christ, recognizing that God uses all for His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/wisdom_and_resourcefulness.htm">Wisdom and Resourcefulness</a></b><br>The woman's resourcefulness in using a covering and grain to conceal the well teaches the value of wisdom and creativity in problem-solving.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_swift_secret_messaging_in_2_sam_17_15-21_realistic.htm">How realistic is the swift exchange of secret messages in 2 Samuel 17:15-21, given the distance and security risks involved in ancient Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_killed_goliath.htm">Who killed Goliath? (1 Samuel 17:49 vs. 2 Samuel 21:19)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_elhanan_kill_goliath,_not_david.htm">In 2 Samuel 21:19, how could Elhanan have killed Goliath when David is credited with that feat in 1 Samuel 17?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_killed_goliath__david_or_elhanan.htm">Who killed Goliath? David (I Samuel 17:23, 50) Elhanan (2 Samuel 21:19)</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/17.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">Ground Corn.</span>--This word occurs elsewhere only in <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm" title="Though you should bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.">Proverbs 27:22</a>, and means wheat or barley beaten or ground so as to remove the hull; in this condition it was spread out to dry.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">A covering;</span> Hebrew, <span class="accented">the cover</span>; that is, the usual cover of the cistern, which had been taken off to let the young men descend into it. Over it she spread, not <span class="cmt_word">ground corn,</span> but brayed or peeled corn (see <a href="/proverbs/27-22.htm">Proverbs 27:22</a>), probably barley groats. She was probably busy in removing the husks of the barley with a pestle in a mortar when Jonathan and Ahimaaz sought refuge with her; and thus her whole proceeding was so natural as to excite no suspicions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/17-19.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then [the man's] wife</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִשָּׁ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’iš·šāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">took</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּקַּ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a covering</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמָּסָךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ham·mā·sāḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4539.htm">Strong's 4539: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covering, screen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and spread</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּפְרֹ֤שׂ</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tip̄·rōś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6566.htm">Strong's 6566: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break apart, disperse</span><br /><br /><span class="word">it over</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּנֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the well</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּאֵ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·’êr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_875.htm">Strong's 875: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pit, a well</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and scattered</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתִּשְׁטַ֥ח</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tiš·ṭaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7849.htm">Strong's 7849: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spread, spread abroad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grain</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽרִפ֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hā·ri·p̄ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7383.htm">Strong's 7383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps grain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over it,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so nobody</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">would know</span><br /><span class="heb">נוֹדַ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(nō·w·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a thing.</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּבָֽר׃</span> <span class="translit">(dā·ḇār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/17-19.htm">2 Samuel 17:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/17-19.htm">2 Samuel 17:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/17-19.htm">2 Samuel 17:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/17-19.htm">2 Samuel 17:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/17-19.htm">2 Samuel 17:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/17-19.htm">2 Samuel 17:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/17-19.htm">2 Samuel 17:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/17-19.htm">2 Samuel 17:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/17-19.htm">2 Samuel 17:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/17-19.htm">2 Samuel 17:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/17-19.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 17:19 The woman took and spread the covering (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/17-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 17:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 17:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/17-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 17:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 17:20" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>