But a boy saw the two of them, and told Absalom. Then they both went away quickly, and came to the house of a man in Bahurim, who had a well in his court. They went down into the well and the woman took a blanket and spread grain on it, so nothing could be seen. When Absalom’s servants searched, they found nothing and went back to Jerusalem. David crossed the Jordan with his people.
But Ahitophel hanged himself in his house, because his counsel was rejected.