2 Samuel 19:4

New Century Version

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:1

Joab son of Zeruiah knew that King David missed Absalom very much.

2 Samuel 15:30

David went up the Mount of Olives, crying as he went. He covered his head and went barefoot. All the people with David covered their heads also and cried as they went.

2 Samuel 18:33

Then the king was very upset, and he went to the room over the city gate and cried. As he went, he cried out, “My son Absalom, my son Absalom! I wish I had died and not you. Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:3

The people came into the city quietly that day. They were like an army that had been defeated in battle and had run away.

2 Samuel 19:5

Joab went into the king’s house and said, “Today you have shamed all your men. They saved your life and the lives of your sons, daughters, wives, and slave women.