2 Samuel 19:2

New International Reader's Version

The army had won a great battle that day. But their joy turned into sadness. That’s because someone had told the troops, “The king is filled with sorrow because his son is dead.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:1

Joab, the son of Zeruiah, knew that the king longed to see Absalom.

2 Samuel 19:1

Someone told Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom. He’s filled with sadness because his son has died.”

2 Samuel 19:3

The men came quietly into the city that day. They were like fighting men who are ashamed because they’ve run away from a battle.

Proverbs 16:15

When a king’s face is happy, it means life. His favor is like rain in the spring.

Proverbs 19:12

A king’s anger is like a lion’s roar. But his favor is like dew on the grass.