But a boy saw them and told Absalom — so both of them went away quickly and came to the house of a man at Bahurim, who had a well in his courtyard, and they went down into it — A boy observes Jonathan and Ahimaaz and reports them to Absalom. The discovery forces the young priests to flee, seeking refuge in a well at Bahurim (the same place where Shimei cursed David). The well becomes a hiding place, a descent into darkness that parallels David's descent into exile and danger.

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