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2 Samuel 19:1

AbsalomJoab
Grief
Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”

2 And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”

3 So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
KJV
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
WEB
Joab was told, “Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.”
ASV
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
DARBY
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
BLB
And it was declared to Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”
ÅB
Folk kom og sa til Joab: Kongen gråter og sørger over Absalom.
OTB
Da ble det meldt til Joab: "Se, kongen gråter og sørger over Absalom."
B1930
Folk kom og sa til Joab: Kongen gråter og sørger over Absalom.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 18:5

    Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:14

    But Joab declared, “I am not going to wait like this with you!” And he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak tree.

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  • Proverbs 17:25

    A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:33

    The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

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  • 2 Samuel 18:12

    The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’

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  • 2 Samuel 18:20

    But Joab replied, “You are not the man to take good news today. You may do it another day, but you must not do so today, because the king’s son is dead.”

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