Text -- 2 Samuel 17:21 (NET)

17:21 After the men had left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed out of the well. Then they left and informed King David. They advised David, “Get up and cross the stream quickly, for Ahithophel has devised a plan to catch you.”

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 2Sa 17:21

¹ tn Heb “they”; the referents (Ahimaaz and Jonathan) have been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “the water.”

³ tn Heb “for thus Ahithophel has devised against you.” The expression “thus” is narrative shorthand, referring to the plan outlined by Ahithophel (see vv. 1-3). The men would surely have outlined the plan in as much detail as they had been given by the messenger.