According to the author of the book of 2 Samuel, a boy noticed two men and told Prince Absalom about them. The men quickly ran to a friend's house to hide and climbed down into a well to stay safe.
2 Samuel 17:18: Nevertheless a lad saw them, and told Absalom: but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court; whither they went down.
This verse underscores the value of honesty, which contrasts with the deception involved in the actions described in 2 Samuel 17:18.
Proverbs 12:22: Lying lips [are] abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly [are] his delight.