Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
Look, he is hiding somewhere, maybe in a hole or another spot. When some are defeated at the start, those who hear about it will think, "There's a massacre among the people supporting Absalom."