2 Samuel 17:20 References

20 Then Absalom's servants came to the woman at the house and said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" And athe woman said to them, "They have crossed the brook of water." And when they searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.

a Leviticus 19:11, Joshua 2:3-5, 1 Samuel 19:12-17

Leviticus 19

11 'aYou shall not steal, nor deal falsely, bnor lie to one another.

Joshua 2

3 And the king of Jericho sent word to Rahab, saying, "Bring out the men who have come to you, who have entered your house, for they have come to search out all the land."

4 But the awoman had taken the two men and hidden them, and she said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they were from.

5 "It came about when it was time to shut the gate at dark, that the men went out; I do not know where the men went. Pursue them quickly, for you will overtake them."

1 Samuel 19

12 aSo Michal let David down through a window, and he went out and fled and escaped.

13 Michal took athe household idol and laid it on the bed, and put a quilt of goats' hair at its head, and covered it with clothes.

14 When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "aHe is sick."

15 Then Saul sent messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me on his bed, that I may put him to death."

16 When the messengers entered, behold, the household idol was on the bed with the quilt of goats' hair at its head.

17 So Saul said to Michal, "Why have you deceived me like this and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?" And Michal said to Saul, "He said to me, 'Let me go! aWhy should I put you to death?'"