Then they mourned and wept and fasted over Saul and Jonathan his son until the evening, [as well] as over the people of Yahweh and over the house of Israel because they had fallen by the sword.

But a young man saw them and told Absalom, so both of them went quickly and came to the house of a man at Bahurim. Now he had a well in his courtyard, so they went down there.

Then the woman took and spread a covering over the opening of the well; then she spread out dried grain on it, so nothing was discovered.

After they left, they came up from the well and went and told King David. They said to David, "Set out and cross over the water quickly, for thus Ahithophel has advised against you."

brought beds and basins and objects of pottery, as well as wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils,