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2 Samuel 17:16-17

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17:16 Now send word quickly to David and warn him, 1  “Don’t spend the night at the fords of the desert 2  tonight. Instead, be sure you cross over, 3  or else the king and everyone who is with him may be overwhelmed.” 4 

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.”



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