2 Samuel 17:17

17 Ora, Jônatas e Aimaaz estavam esperando junto a En-Rogel; e foi uma criada, e lhes avisou, para que eles fossem e o dissessem ao rei Davi; pois não deviam ser vistos entrando na cidade.

2 Samuel 17:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 17:17

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by Enrogel
Who were the sons of the priests; these did not go into the city of Jerusalem with their parents, when they were sent back by David, ( 2 Samuel 15:27 ) ; but stayed by their direction at this place, which was near Jerusalem, and is called in the Targum the fuller's fountain, where they washed their clothes; and, as Kimchi and Jarchi say, by treading them with their feet, whence it had the name of Rogel, of which (See Gill on Joshua 15:7);

(for they might not be seen to come into the city);
having been charged by their parents to continue there for the sake of carrying intelligence to David, or because suspected by Absalom's party of carrying on such an intrigue:

and a wench went and told them:
what Hushai had communicated to the priests, and what was his advice to David; this girl is supposed by Kimchi and Abarbinel to be of the family of Zadok, by whom she was sufficiently instructed to tell her message, and of whom there would be no suspicion:

and they went and told King David;
the sons of the priests went and related to him all that had been transmitted to them.

2 Samuel 17:17 In-Context

15 Também disse Husai a Zadoque e a Abiatar, sacerdotes: Assim e assim aconselhou Aitofel a Absalão e aos anciãos de Israel; porém eu aconselhei assim e assim.

16 Agora, pois, mandai apressadamente avisar a Davi, dizendo: Não passes esta noite nos vaus do deserto; mas passa sem falta � outra banda, para que não seja devorado o rei, e todo o povo que com ele está.

17 Ora, Jônatas e Aimaaz estavam esperando junto a En-Rogel; e foi uma criada, e lhes avisou, para que eles fossem e o dissessem ao rei Davi; pois não deviam ser vistos entrando na cidade.

18 Viu-os todavia um moço, e avisou a Absalão. Ambos, porém, partiram apressadamente, e entraram em casa de um homem, em Baurim, o qual tinha no pátio de sua casa um poço, para o qual eles desceram.

19 E a mulher, tomando a tampa, colocou-a sobre a boca do poço, e espalhou grão triturado sobre ela; assim nada se soube.