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2 Samuel 19:3

Shame

1 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.”

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!”

5 Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.

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BSB
So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
KJV
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
WEB
The people sneaked into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
ASV
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people that are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
DARBY
And the people stole away that day into the city, as people steal away when ashamed of fleeing in battle.
BLB
And the people stole away that day to go into the city, as the people steal away who are ashamed in their fleeing in battle.
ÅB
Den dag stjal folket seg inn i byen, som folk stjeler seg hjem når de er skamfulle fordi de har flyktet i krigen.
OTB
Og folket snek seg inn i byen den dagen som folk sniker seg bort når de er ydmyket etter å ha flyktet i kamp.
B1930
Den dag stjal folket sig inn i byen, som folk stjeler sig hjem når de er skamfulle fordi de har flyktet i krigen.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 31:27

    Why did you run away secretly and deceive me, without even telling me? I would have sent you away with joy and singing, with tambourines and harps.

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  • 2 Samuel 17:24

    Then David went to Mahanaim, and Absalom crossed the Jordan with all the men of Israel.

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  • 2 Samuel 19:32

    Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age, and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.

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