2 Samuele 17:17

17 Or Gionathan e Ahimaats stavano appostati presso En-Roghel; ed essendo la serva andata ad informarli, essi andarono ad informare il re Davide. Poiché essi non potevano entrare in città in modo palese.

2 Samuele 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 Samuele 17:17 In-Context

15 Allora Hushai disse ai sacerdoti Tsadok ed Abiathar: "Ahitofel ha consigliato Absalom e gli anziani d’Israele così e così, e io ho consigliato in questo e questo modo.
16 Or dunque mandate in fretta ad informare Davide e ditegli: Non passar la notte nelle pianure del deserto, ma senz’altro va oltre, affinché il re con tutta la gente che ha seco non rimanga sopraffatto".
17 Or Gionathan e Ahimaats stavano appostati presso En-Roghel; ed essendo la serva andata ad informarli, essi andarono ad informare il re Davide. Poiché essi non potevano entrare in città in modo palese.
18 Or un giovinetto li avea scorti, e ne aveva avvisato Absalom; ma i due partirono di corsa e giunsero a Bahurim a casa di un uomo che avea nella sua corte una cisterna.
19 Quelli vi si calarono; e la donna di casa prese una coperta, la distese sulla bocca della cisterna, e vi sparse su del grano pesto; cosicché nessuno ne seppe nulla.
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