King James Version (KJV) - 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.

Berean Study Bible (BSB) - 2 Samuel 17:19 >

Then the man’s wife took a covering and spread it over the mouth of the well, scattering grain over it so nobody would know a thing.