17:20 When the servants of Absalom approached the woman at her home, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied to them, “They crossed over the stream.” Absalom’s men 3 searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem. 4
1 tn The Hebrew Hitpael verbal form here indicates pretended rather than genuine action.
2 tn Heb “these many days.”
3 tn Heb “they”; the referents (Absalom’s men) have been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.