1 And Joab was told, “Behold, the king is weeping and amourning for Absalom.”
2 So the victory that day was turned into amourning for all the people. For the people heard it said that day, “The king is grieved for his son.”
3 And the people1 stole back ainto the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
4 But the king acovered his face, and the king cried out with a loud voice, b“O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Introduction to 2 Samuel
See the Introduction to Samuel in the notes on First Samuel
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