2 Samuel 19:4

Catholic Public Domain Version

And the king covered his head, and he was crying out in a great voice: "My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:1

Now Joab, the son of Zeruiah, understood that the heart of the king had been turned toward Absalom,

2 Samuel 15:30

But David ascended to the Mount of Olives, climbing and weeping, advancing with bare feet and with his head covered. Moreover, all the people who were with him ascended, weeping with their heads covered.

2 Samuel 18:33

And so the king, being greatly saddened, ascended to the upper room of the gate, and he wept. And as he went, he was speaking in this manner: "My son Absalom! Absalom my son! Who can grant to me that I may die on your behalf? Absalom, my son! My son, Absalom!"

2 Samuel 19:3

And the people declined to enter the city on that day, in the manner that the people were accustomed to decline if they had turned and fled from battle.

2 Samuel 19:5

Therefore, Joab, entering to the king in the house, said: "Today you have shamed the faces of all your servants, who saved your life, and the lives of your sons and your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines.