2 Samuel 19:2

And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day: The king grieveth for his son.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.

In Context

1And it was told Joab, that the king wept and mourned for his son:

3And the people shunned the going into the city that day as a people would do that hath turned their backs, and fled away from the battle.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 14:1And Joab the son of Sarvia, understanding that the king's heart was turned to Absalom,

Proverbs 19:12As the roaring of a lion, so also is the anger of a king: and his cheerfulness as the dew upon the grass.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:2-9

Joab's Reproof of David. ( b. c. 1023.) 1 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom. 2 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son. 3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. 4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! 5 And Joab came into… Read the whole commentary →

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