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2 Samuel 19:1

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

2 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.

3 And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in 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

    And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:14

    Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

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  • Proverbs 17:25

    A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:33

    And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

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  • 2 Samuel 18:12

    And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:20

    And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king’s son is dead.

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