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2 Samuel 19:1
Then Joab was told, "See, the king is crying. He is filled with sorrow for Absalom."
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Christian Standard Bible®
It was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping. He’s mourning over Absalom.”
It was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping. He’s mourning over Absalom.”
Hebrew Names Version
It was told Yo'av, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Avshalom.
It was told Yo'av, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Avshalom.
King James Version
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
Lexham English Bible
And it was told to Joab that the king was weeping and he mourned over Absalom,
And it was told to Joab that the king was weeping and he mourned over Absalom,
English Standard Version
It was told Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
It was told Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
New Century Version
People told Joab, "Look, the king is sad and crying because of Absalom."
People told Joab, "Look, the king is sad and crying because of Absalom."
New English Translation
Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom."
Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom."
Amplified Bible
It was told to Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
It was told to Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
New American Standard Bible
Then it was reported to Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and he mourns for Absalom."
Then it was reported to Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and he mourns for Absalom."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And it was tolde Ioab, Behold, the King weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
And it was tolde Ioab, Behold, the King weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then it was told to Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourns for Absalom."
Then it was told to Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourns for Absalom."
Contemporary English Version
Someone told Joab, "The king is crying because Absalom is dead."
Someone told Joab, "The king is crying because Absalom is dead."
Complete Jewish Bible
Trembling, the king went up to the room over the gate, weeping and crying, "Oh, my son Avshalom! My son! My son Avshalom! If only I had died instead of you! Oh, Avshalom, my son, my son!"
Trembling, the king went up to the room over the gate, weeping and crying, "Oh, my son Avshalom! My son! My son Avshalom! If only I had died instead of you! Oh, Avshalom, my son, my son!"
Darby Translation
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
Easy-to-Read Version
People told Joab what had happened, "Look, the king is crying and mourning for Absalom."
People told Joab what had happened, "Look, the king is crying and mourning for Absalom."
George Lamsa Translation
AND it was told Joab, Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.
AND it was told Joab, Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.
Good News Translation
Joab was told that King David was weeping and mourning for Absalom.
Joab was told that King David was weeping and mourning for Absalom.
Literal Translation
And it was announced to Joab, Behold, the king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.
And it was announced to Joab, Behold, the king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And it was tolde Ioab: beholde, ye kinge wepeth & mourneth for Absalom.
And it was tolde Ioab: beholde, ye kinge wepeth & mourneth for Absalom.
American Standard Version
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
Bible in Basic English
And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.
And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And it was told Ioab, beholde the king weepeth, & mourneth for Absalom.
And it was told Ioab, beholde the king weepeth, & mourneth for Absalom.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, thus he said: 'O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!'
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, thus he said: 'O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!'
King James Version (1611)
And it was told Ioab, Beholde, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
And it was told Ioab, Beholde, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they brought Joab word, saying, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Abessalom.
And they brought Joab word, saying, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Abessalom.
English Revised Version
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
Berean Standard Bible
Then it was reported to Joab, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom."
Then it was reported to Joab, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe it was teld to Joab, that the kyng wepte, and biweilide his sone;
Forsothe it was teld to Joab, that the kyng wepte, and biweilide his sone;
Young's Literal Translation
And it is declared to Joab, `Lo, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom;'
And it is declared to Joab, `Lo, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom;'
Update Bible Version
And it was told Joab, Look, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
And it was told Joab, Look, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it was told to Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
And it was told to Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
World English Bible
It was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
It was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
New King James Version
And Joab was told, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
And Joab was told, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
New Living Translation
Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom.
Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom.
New Revised Standard
It was told Joab, "The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
It was told Joab, "The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it was told Joab, - Lo! the king, is weeping and mourning over Absolom.
And it was told Joab, - Lo! the king, is weeping and mourning over Absolom.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And it was told Joab, that the king wept and mourned for his son:
And it was told Joab, that the king wept and mourned for his son:
Revised Standard Version
It was told Jo'ab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Ab'salom."
It was told Jo'ab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Ab'salom."
THE MESSAGE
Joab was told that David was weeping and lamenting over Absalom. The day's victory turned into a day of mourning as word passed through the army, "David is grieving over his son." The army straggled back to the city that day demoralized, dragging their tails. And the king held his face in his hands and lamented loudly, O my son Absalom, Absalom my dear, dear son!
Joab was told that David was weeping and lamenting over Absalom. The day's victory turned into a day of mourning as word passed through the army, "David is grieving over his son." The army straggled back to the city that day demoralized, dragging their tails. And the king held his face in his hands and lamented loudly, O my son Absalom, Absalom my dear, dear son!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then it was told Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourns for Absalom."
Then it was told Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourns for Absalom."
Contextual Overview
1 Then Joab was told, "See, the king is crying. He is filled with sorrow for Absalom." 2 So the happiness of winning the battle that day was changed to sorrow for all the people. For they heard that day, "The king is filled with sorrow for his son." 3 So the people were quiet as they went in secret into the city that day. They acted like people who are ashamed when they run away from a battle. 4 The king covered his face and cried out 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 the faces of all your servants with shame. Today they have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, your wives and the women who act as your wives. 6 But you love those who hate you, and hate those who love you. You have shown today that rulers and servants are nothing to you. For today I see that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, you would be pleased. 7 So now get up and go out and speak in kindness to your servants. I swear by the Lord that if you do not, for sure not a man will stay with you this night. And this will be worse for you than all the bad things that have happened to you since you were young." 8 So the king got up and sat in the gate. When they told all the people, "See, the king is sitting in the gate," then all the people came to the king. Now every man of Israel had run to his tent.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
2 Samuel 18:5, 2 Samuel 18:12, 2 Samuel 18:14, 2 Samuel 18:20, 2 Samuel 18:33, Proverbs 17:25
Cross-References
Genesis 18:22
Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom. But Abraham still stood before the Lord.
Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom. But Abraham still stood before the Lord.
Genesis 19:1
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He put his face to the ground
The two angels came to Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them. He put his face to the ground
Genesis 19:5
They called to Lot, saying, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we may lie with them."
They called to Lot, saying, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we may lie with them."
Job 31:32
The stranger has not stayed in the street, for I have opened my doors to the traveler.
The stranger has not stayed in the street, for I have opened my doors to the traveler.
Hebrews 13:2
Do not forget to be kind to strangers and let them stay in your home. Some people have had angels in their homes without knowing it.
Do not forget to be kind to strangers and let them stay in your home. Some people have had angels in their homes without knowing it.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
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.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XIX
David continues his lamentation for his son, and the people are
greatly discouraged, 1-4.
Joab reproves and threatens him with the general defection of
the people, 5-7.
David lays aside his mourning, and shows himself to the people,
who are thereby encouraged, 8.
The tribes take counsel to bring the king back to Jerusalem,
9-12.
He makes Amasa captain of the host in place of Joab, 13.
The king, returning, is met by Judah at Gilgal, 14, 15.
Shimei comes to meet David, and entreats for his life, which
David grants, 16-23.
Mephibosheth also meets him, and shows how he had been
slandered by Ziba, 24-30.
David is met by Barzillai, and between them there is an
affecting interview, 31-40.
Contention between the men of Judah and the men of Israel,
about bringing back the king, 41-43.
NOTES ON CHAP. XIX
