And David was going up in the Ascent of the Olives, going up and weeping. And his head was covered, and he was going barefooted. And all the people who were with him each man had covered his head, and had gone up, going up and weeping.
And the king trembled. And he went up to the upper room of the gate and wept. And he said this as he went, My son! My son Absalom! My son Absalom! Oh that I had died instead of you, my son Absalom, my son!
And Joab came in to the king to the house, and said, You have put to shame today the faces of all your servants, those delivering your life today, and the life of your sons, and of your daughters, and the life of your wives, and the life of your concubines,