2 Samuel 19:1 - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

¹ People told Joab what had happened, “Look, the king is crying and mourning for Absalom.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ IT WAS told Joab, Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.

Common English Bible

¹ Joab was told that the king was crying and mourning Absalom.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Now it was reported to Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for his son.

2 Samuel 19:1 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 37:35

All of Jacob’s sons and daughters tried to comfort him, but Jacob was never comforted. He said, “I will be sad about my son until the day I die.” So Jacob continued to mourn his son Joseph.

2 Samuel 18:12

The man said to Joab, “I would not try to hurt the king’s son even if you gave me 1000 pieces of silver. We heard the king’s command to you, Abishai, and Ittai. The king said, ‘Be careful not to hurt young Absalom.’

2 Samuel 18:14

Joab said, “I will not waste my time here with you!” Absalom was still alive and hanging in the oak tree. Joab took three sticks in his hand and hit him in the heart.

2 Samuel 18:20

Joab answered Ahimaaz, “No, you will not carry the message today. You can do it some other time, but not today because it is the king’s son who is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:33

So the king knew Absalom was dead and he became very upset. He went upstairs to the room over the gate, crying, “O my son Absalom! My son Absalom, I wish I had died instead of you! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

2 Samuel 18:5

The king gave a command to Joab, Abishai, and Ittai. He said, “Do this for me: Be gentle with young Absalom!” Everyone heard the king’s orders about Absalom to the captains.

2 Samuel 19:2

So the joy of victory turned to sadness for everyone. It was a very sad day because the people heard, “The king is mourning for his son.”

Proverbs 17:25

Foolish children upset their parents and make them sad.

Zechariah 12:10

I will fill David’s family and the people living in Jerusalem with a spirit of kindness and mercy. They will look to me, the one they stabbed, and they will be very sad. They will be as sad as someone crying over the death of their only son, as sad as someone crying over the death of their firstborn son.