2 Samuel 19:2
1 Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
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.
4 But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
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.
Compare
- BSB
- 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.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The victory that day was turned into mourning among all the people, for the people heard it said that day, “The king grieves for his son.”
- ASV
- And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king grieveth for his son.
- DARBY
- And the victory that day was [turned] into mourning for all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king is grieved for his son.
- BLB
- And the victory that day became mourning for all the people, for the people heard it that day, saying, “The king is grieved for his son.”
- ÅB
- Og seieren ble den dag til sorg for alt folket, fordi folket den dag fikk høre at kongen var bedrøvet over sin sønn.
- OTB
- Så seieren den dagen ble vendt til sorg for hele folket, for folket hørte det bli sagt den dagen: "Kongen sørger over sin sønn."
- B1930
- Og seieren blev den dag til sorg for alt folket, fordi folket den dag fikk høre at kongen var bedrøvet over sin sønn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 19:12
A king’s rage is like the roar of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
Read in contextProverbs 16:15
When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.
Read in context