2 Samuel 19:2
1 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
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.
4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud 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
The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; but his favour is as dew upon the grass.
Read in contextProverbs 16:15
In the light of the king’s countenance is life; and his favour is as a cloud of the latter rain.
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