2 Samuel 17:19

And the woman took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth, and spread ground corn thereon; and the thing was not known.

Cross-reference

In Joshua 2:4-24, Rahab hides spies and deceives pursuers; this woman similarly covers spies with grain and misleads. Strong parallel.

Joshua 2:6 Parallel

In Joshua 2:6, Rahab hides spies under flax stalks; here grain is used to cover the well. Both use harvested crops as concealment.

Exodus 1:19 Related theme

In Exodus 1:19, midwives lie to Pharaoh to save Hebrew babies; here a woman lies to protect spies. Similar deception to save lives.