2 Samuel 17:20
And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
Cross-references
In 2 Samuel 15:34, Hushai feigns loyalty to Absalom; here the woman feigns ignorance about the spies. Both deceive Absalom's people.
In Joshua 2:4, Rahab lies about the spies' arrival; here the woman lies about the spies' departure. Both mislead to protect.
In Joshua 2:5, Rahab sends pursuers on a false trail; here the woman sends them to the wrong river. Similar deceptive direction.
In Joshua 2:22, Rahab hides spies and misdirects pursuers. The servant girl hides messengers and sends pursuers away in the same way.
In Judges 4:20, Jael hides Sisera and deceives the pursuer. A woman again hides a man and lies to protect him from enemies.
In 1 Samuel 19:17, Michal lies to Saul's men about David's escape. Another woman deceives pursuers to protect David.
In 1 Samuel 19:14-17, Michal lies to protect David; here the woman lies to protect David's spies. Both protective deceptions.
In Exodus 1:19, midwives deceive Pharaoh to save lives; here the woman deceives Absalom's servants to save David's spies.