After they had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed out of the well and went and told King David. They said to David, “Get up and cross the water quickly, for Ahithophel has given this counsel against you.”
In context
19The man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, then scattered grain on top of it, so that nothing could be noticed. 20When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman answered, “They crossed over the stream.” They searched but could not find them, and returned to Jerusalem. 21After they had gone, Ahimaaz and Jonathan climbed out of the well and went and told King David. They said to David, “Get up and cross the water quickly, for Ahithophel has given this counsel against you.” 22So David and all the people with him got up and crossed the Jordan; by daybreak, not one of them was left who had not crossed the Jordan. 23When Ahithophel saw that his counsel had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his own city. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. He died and was buried in his father’s tomb.
