2 Samuel 19:4

Modern English Version

The king covered his face and called with a loud voice, “My son Absalom, my son, my son!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:1

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

2 Samuel 15:30

David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went. His head was covered and he went barefoot. Then all of the people who were with him each covered his head and went up, weeping as they went.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was deeply moved and went up to the upper chamber of the gate and wept. As he went he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! If only I could have given my death in your stead, Absalom, my son, my son!”

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 19:5

Then Joab came to the king in his house and said, “Today you have shamed the faces of all of your servants who saved your life today, as well as the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines,