2 Samuel 19:4

Good News Translation

The king covered his face and cried loudly, “O my son! My son Absalom! Absalom, my son!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:1

Joab knew that King David missed Absalom very much,

2 Samuel 15:30

David went on up the Mount of Olives crying; he was barefoot and had his head covered as a sign of grief. All who followed him covered their heads and cried also.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was overcome with grief. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he cried, “O my son! My son Absalom! Absalom, my son! If only I had died in your place, my son! Absalom, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:3

They went back into the city quietly, like soldiers who are ashamed because they are running away from battle.

2 Samuel 19:5

Joab went to the king's house and said to him, “Today you have humiliated your men—the men who saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and of your wives and concubines.