2 Samuel 19:1
And it is declared to Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom”;
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:5and the king charges Joab, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, “[Deal] gently—for me, for the youth, for Absalom”; and all the people heard in the king’s charging all the heads concerning Absalom.
2 Samuel 18:14And Joab says, “[It is] not right [that] I linger before you”; and he takes three darts in his hand, and strikes them into the heart of Absalom, while he [is] alive, in the midst of the oak.
2 Samuel 18:33And the king trembles, and goes up on the upper chamber of the gate, and weeps, and thus he has said in his going, “My son Absalom! My son! My son Absalom! Oh that I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:1
We left David's army in triumph and yet David himself in tears: now here we have, I. His return to himself, by the persuasion of Joab, ver. 1-8 . II. His return to his kingdom from his present banishment. 1. The men of Israel were forward of themselves to bring him back, ver. 9, 10 . 2. The men of Judah were dealt with by David's agents to do it ( ver. 11-14 ) and did it, ver. 15 . III. At the king's coming over Jordan, Shimei's treason is pardoned ( ver. 16-23 ), Mephibosheth's failure is excused ( ver. 24-30 ),… Read the whole commentary →