2 Samuel 17:17 - The Scriptures 1998

And Yehonathan and Aḥ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel; for they might not be seen to come into the city: and a wench went and told them; and they went and told king David.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Now [the youths] Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed at En-rogel, for they must not be seen coming into the city. But a maidservant went and told them, and they went and told King David.

American Standard Version (1901)

Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying by En-rogel; and a maid-servant used to go and tell them; and they went and told king David: for they might not be seen to come into the city.

Common English Bible

Jonathan and Ahimaaz were standing by at En-rogel. A female servant would come and report to them, and they would then travel and report to King David because they couldn’t risk being seen entering the city.

Catholic Public Domain Version

But Jonathan and Ahimaaz remained beside the Fountain of Rogel. And a handmaid went away and reported it to them. And they set out, so that they might carry the report to king David. For they could not be seen, nor enter into the city.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And Jonathan and Achimaas stayed by the fountain Rogel: and there went a maid and told them. And they went forward, to carry the message to king David, for they might not be seen, nor enter into the city.

2 Samuel 17:17 Cross References

2 Samuel 15:27

And the sovereign said to Tsaḏ

2 Samuel 15:35

“And are not Tsaḏ

2 Samuel 15:36

“See, there with them are their two sons, Aḥ

1 Kings 1:42

And he was still speaking, then see, Yonathan came, son of Eḇ

1 Kings 1:9

And Aḏ

Joshua 15:7

And the border went up toward Deḇ

Joshua 18:16

And the border came down to the end of the mountain that faces the Valley of the Son of Hinnom, which is in the Valley of the Repha’im on the north, and went down to the Valley of Hinnom, to the side of the Yeḇ