2 Samuel 19:2

So the victory, on that day, was turned into mourning, with all the people,—for the people heard, on that day, saying, The king is distressed for his son.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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,—Lo! the king, is weeping and mourning over Absolom.

3And the people stole away, on that day, to go into the city,—as people steal away who are put to shame, when they flee in battle.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 14:1And Joab, son of Zeruiah, perceived that the heart of the king was towards Absolom.

Proverbs 19:12The growl as of a young lion, is the rage of a king, but, like dew upon the grass, is his good pleasure.

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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