2 Samuel 19:1
וַיִּרְגַּז הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּעַל עַל ־ עֲלִיַּת הַשַּׁעַר וַיֵּבְךְּ וְכֹה ׀ אָמַר בְּלֶכְתּוֹ בְּנִי אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנִי בְנִי אַבְשָׁלוֹם מִֽי ־ יִתֵּן מוּתִי אֲנִי תַחְתֶּיךָ אַבְשָׁלוֹם בְּנִי בְנִֽי ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
In Context
2וַיֻּגַּד לְיוֹאָב הִנֵּה הַמֶּלֶךְ בֹּכֶה וַיִּתְאַבֵּל עַל ־ אַבְשָׁלֹֽם ׃
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:5וַיְצַו הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת ־ יוֹאָב וְאֶת ־ אֲבִישַׁי וְאֶת ־ אִתַּי לֵאמֹר לְאַט ־ לִי לַנַּעַר לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם וְכָל ־ הָעָם שָׁמְעוּ בְּצַוֺּת הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת ־ כָּל ־ הַשָּׂרִים עַל ־ דְּבַר אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם ׃
2 Samuel 18:14וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹאָב לֹא ־ כֵן אֹחִילָה לְפָנֶיךָ וַיִּקַּח שְׁלֹשָׁה שְׁבָטִים בְּכַפּוֹ וַיִּתְקָעֵם בְּלֵב אַבְשָׁלוֹם עוֹדֶנּוּ חַי בְּלֵב הָאֵלָֽה ׃
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 →