And Abessalom escaped: and the young man the watchman lifted up his eyes, and looked; and, behold, much people went in the way behind him from the side of the mountain in the descent: and the watchman came and told the king, and said, I have seen men by the way of Oronen, by the side of the mountain.
Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him (note: Or behind him), along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill (note: LXX; Hebrew does not include And the watchman....).”