18. But a boy saw them and reported it to Absalom. So the two of them left immediately and came to a man’s house at Bahurim. He had a well in his courtyard, and they climbed down into it.
19. The man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the well’s opening, then scattered grain over it so no one would notice.
20. When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house they demanded, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?"The woman told them, "They crossed over the stream." They looked for them but found nothing, so they returned to Jerusalem.
21. After they had left, Jonathan and Ahimaaz climbed out of the well. They went and reported to King David, "Get up! Cross the water immediately because Ahithophel has made plans against you!"