So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the troops; for the troops heard that day, “The king is grieving for his son.”
Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's mind was on Absalom.
It was told Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”
The troops stole into the city that day as soldiers steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.
In the light of a king's face there is life, and his favor is like the clouds that bring the spring rain.
A king's anger is like the growling of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.