17:21 After the men had left, Ahimaaz and Jonathan19 climbed out of the well. Then they left and informed King David. They advised David, “Get up and cross the stream20 quickly, for Ahithophel has devised a plan to catch you.”21
tnHeb “for thus Ahithophel has devised against you.” The expression “thus” is narrative shorthand, referring to the plan outlined by Ahithophel (see vv. 1–3). The men would surely have outlined the plan in as much detail as they had been given by the messenger.