2 Samuel 19:1

1 It was told Joab, "The king is 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 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,