2 Samuel 19:1

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And it was declared to Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”

Latin

Nuntiatum est autem Joab quod rex fleret et lugeret filium suum,

Hebrew

English

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

Theme notes and profiles

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.
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.
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.’
2 Samuel 18:33
The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate 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!”
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
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.”

Absalom: David's rebellious son who tried to usurp the throne Joab: Son of Zeruiah, commander of David's army