2 Samuel 19:2

(19-3) 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.'

JPS TaNaKH 1917

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

1(19-2) And it was told Joab: 'Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.'

3(19-4) And the people got them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 14:1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

Proverbs 19:12The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as 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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