2 Samuel 19:2

2 So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the troops; for the troops heard that day, "The king is grieving for his son."

2 Samuel 19:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 19:2

And the victory that day was [turned] into mourning unto all
the people
They also mourned too, instead of expressing joy upon the occasion:

for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his
son;
this report was spread among them, which damped their joy, and hindered them from giving any tokens of it, as were usual at such times.

2 Samuel 19:2 In-Context

1 It was told Joab, "The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."

2 So the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the troops; for the troops heard that day, "The king is grieving for his son."

3 The troops stole into the city that day as soldiers steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle.

4 The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, "O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!"

5 Then Joab came into the house to the king, and said, "Today you have covered with shame the faces of all your officers who have saved your life today, and the lives of your sons and your daughters, and the lives of your wives and your concubines,