2 Samuel 19:4

New International Version

The king covered his face and cried aloud, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Cross References

2 Samuel 14:1

Joab son of Zeruiah knew that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.

2 Samuel 15:30

But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went; his head was covered and he was barefoot. All the people with him covered their heads too and were weeping as they went up.

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was shaken. He went up to the room over the gateway and wept. As he went, he said: “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you—O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 19:3

The men stole into the city that day as men steal in who are ashamed when they flee from battle.

2 Samuel 19:5

Then Joab went into the house to the king and said, “Today you have humiliated all your men, who have just saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters and the lives of your wives and concubines.