17:17 Now Jonathan and Ahimaaz were staying in En Rogel. A female servant would go and inform them, and they would then go and inform King David. It was not advisable for them to be seen going into the city.
1 tn Heb “send quickly and tell David saying.”
2 tn Or “wilderness” (so KJV, NASB, NRSV, TEV).
3 tn That is, “cross over the Jordan River.”
4 tn Heb “swallowed up.”