The Meaning of 2 Samuel 17:18 Explained

2 Samuel 17:18

KJV: 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.

YLT: And a youth seeth them, and declareth to Absalom; and they go on both of them hastily, and come in unto the house of a man in Bahurim, and he hath a well in his court, and they go down there,

Darby: But a lad saw them, and told Absalom. Then they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man at Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down there.

ASV: But a lad saw them, and told Absalom: and they went both of them away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court; and they went down thither.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does 2 Samuel 17:18 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 17:15-29 - The Helpers Of The King
The two young men were narrowly watched, and had it not been for the deception practiced on Absalom's servants by the mistress of the house at Bahurim, they would probably not have reached David in time to put him on his guard. That her device secured his safety does not extenuate nor justify her falsehood. God could have found some other method of delivering his servant. Let us remember the warning voices that speak to us, bidding us beware of temptation. There is a river that we also may put between us and our pursuers. It is the Jordan of Calvary-the Cross of our Savior. Reckon yourselves dead unto sin!
As Ahithophel foreshadowed Judas in his treachery, so did he in his end. See Psalms 41:9; Matthew 27:5. He was not only mortified by the refusal of his advice, but clearly saw therein the inevitable triumph of David's cause and the punishment that would follow. On the farther bank friends awaited the fugitives. For Shobi, see 2 Samuel 10:1-2; Machir, 2 Samuel 9:4. But Psalms 42:1-11; Psalms 43:1-5 reflect David's feelings at this sad hour. Even in the night God's song was with him. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 17

1  Ahithophel's counsel is overthrown by Hushai's
15  Secret intelligence is sent unto David
23  Ahithophel hangs himself
25  Amasa is made captain
27  David at Mahanaim is furnished with provisions

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 17:18 mean?

And nevertheless saw them a boy and told Absalom but went away the two of them quickly and came to a house of man in Bahurim and who had a well in his court and they went down into it
וַיַּ֤רְא אֹתָם֙ נַ֔עַר וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ שְׁנֵיהֶ֨ם מְהֵרָ֜ה וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ ׀ אֶל־ בֵּֽית־ אִ֣ישׁ בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים וְל֥וֹ בְאֵ֛ר בַּחֲצֵר֖וֹ וַיֵּ֥רְדוּ שָֽׁם

וַיַּ֤רְא  And  nevertheless  saw 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
נַ֔עַר  a  boy 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
וַיַּגֵּ֖ד  and  told 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָגַד  
Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known.
לְאַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם  Absalom 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אֲבִישָׁלֹום 
Sense: father-in-law of Rehoboam.
וַיֵּלְכוּ֩  but  went  away 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
שְׁנֵיהֶ֨ם  the  two  of  them 
Parse: Number, mdc, third person masculine plural
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
מְהֵרָ֜ה  quickly 
Parse: Adverb
Root: מְהֵרָה  
Sense: haste, speed.
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ ׀  and  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
בֵּֽית־  a  house 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
אִ֣ישׁ  of  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
בְּבַחוּרִ֗ים  in  Bahurim 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּחוּרִים 
Sense: a town in Benjamin between Jerusalem and Jericho beyond the Mount of Olives on the way to Jericho.
וְל֥וֹ  and  who  had 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition, third person masculine singular
בְאֵ֛ר  a  well 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּאֵר  
Sense: well, pit, spring.
בַּחֲצֵר֖וֹ  in  his  court 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, common singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חָצֵר 
Sense: court, enclosure.
וַיֵּ֥רְדוּ  and  they  went  down 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: יָרַד  
Sense: to go down, descend, decline, march down, sink down.
שָֽׁם  into  it 
Parse: Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.

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