2 Samuel 19:1-4 ▼

1 Someone informed Joab, |The king is weeping bitterly, mourning for Absalom.|

2 The victory had become an occasion for the army to mourn, because on that very day the troops heard the announcement, |The king is grieving for his son!|

3 So men snuck into the city that day like men do who are ashamed after they've run away from a battle.

4 Meanwhile, the king veiled his face and kept on crying loudly, |My son Absalom! Absalom my son, my son!|