When Saulsentmessengersto takeDavid,she said,"He is sick."
Then Absalom'sservantscameto the womanat the houseand said,"Whereare Ahimaazand Jonathan?"And the womansaidto them, "They have crossedthe brookof water."And whenthey searchedand could not find[them], they returnedto Jerusalem.
"It cameabout when [it was time] to shutthe gateat dark,that the menwentout; I do not knowwherethe menwent.Pursuethem quickly,for you will overtakethem."
Then Saulsentmessengersto seeDavid,saying,"Bringhim up to me on his bed,that I may puthim to death."
Then Saulsentmessengersto takeDavid,but when they sawthe companyof the prophetsprophesying,with Samuelstanding[and] presidingoverthem, the Spiritof Godcameupon the messengersof Saul;and they alsoprophesied.