2 Samuel 19:2

So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the army, for the army heard it said that day, “The king is mourning for his son.”

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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

1Joab was told, “Look, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”

3The soldiers had to sneak quietly into the city that day, like people who are ashamed sneak away when they run from battle.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 14:1Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart desired to see Absalom.

Proverbs 19:12The wrath of the king is like the roaring of a young lion, 1 but his favor is like dew on the grass. 1

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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