2 Samuel 19:1

1 Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom.

2 Samuel 19:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 19:1

And it was told Joab
When returned to Mahanaim, or on his way to it; perhaps by the messengers he sent; and this report he had before he saw the king:

behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom;
for the death of him, instead of rejoicing at the victory obtained, and the deliverance from his enemies.

2 Samuel 19:1 In-Context

1 Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom.

2 As all the people heard of the king’s deep grief for his son, the joy of that day’s victory was turned into deep sadness.

3 They crept back into the town that day as though they were ashamed and had deserted in battle.

4 The king covered his face with his hands and kept on crying, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

5 Then Joab went to the king’s room and said to him, “We saved your life today and the lives of your sons, your daughters, and your wives and concubines. Yet you act like this, making us feel ashamed of ourselves.

Footnotes

• [a]. Verses 19:1-43 are numbered 19:2-44 in Hebrew text.