2 Samuel 19:2

Modern English Version

The victory that day was turned into mourning for all of the people, for the people heard that day, “The king is grieving for his son.”

Cross References

Proverbs 19:12

The wrath of a king is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

Proverbs 16:15

In the light of the king’s countenance is life, and his favor is like a cloud of a spring rain.

2 Samuel 19:1

It was told to Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”

2 Samuel 19:3

So the people entered the city by stealth that day, as a people who have been disgraced steal away when they flee from battle.

2 Samuel 14:1

Now Joab the son of Zeruiah recognized that the king’s mind was on Absalom.