John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 17:20

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, etc.] Who were sent after then, had intelligence which way they took, and into what house they turned: they said, where [are] Ahimaaz and Jonathan? calling them by their names, being persons well known, and as to them, so to the woman of the house, as they supposed: and the woman said unto them, they be gone over the brook of water; the river Jordan; so the Targum, “they have already passed over Jordan;” this was a lie she told them, which is not to be justified; the Vulgate Latin version, “they passed over hastily, having drank a little water;” and so Josephus f291 in some copies: and when they had sought and could not find [them]; not only searched that house, but very probably others in Bahurim: they returned to Jerusalem; to give an account what success they had.

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