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2 Samuel 19:1
And it was told Joab, that the king wept and mourned for his son:
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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 Life Bible
Then Joab was told, "See, the king is crying. He is filled with sorrow for Absalom."
Then Joab was told, "See, the king is crying. He is filled with sorrow 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.
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 And it was told Joab, that the king wept and mourned for his son: 2 And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day: The king grieveth for his son. 3 And the people shunned the going into the city that day as a people would do that hath turned their backs, and fled away from the battle. 4 And the king covered his head, and cried with a loud voice: O my son Absalom, O Absalom my son, O my son. 5 Then Joab going into the house to the king, said: Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, that have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons, and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines. 6 Thou lovest them that hate thee, and thou hatest them that love thee: and thou hast shewn this day that thou carest not for thy nobles, nor for thy servants: and I now plainly perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had been slain, then it would have pleased thee. 7 Now therefore arise, and go out, and speak to the satisfaction of thy servants: for I swear to thee by the Lord, that if thou wilt not go forth, there will not tarry with thee so much as one this night: and that will be worse to thee, than all the evils that have befallen thee from thy youth until now. 8 Then the king arose and sat in the gate: and it was told to all the people that the king sat in the gate: and all the people came before the king, but Israel fled to their own dwellings.
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
And they turned themselves from thence, and went their way to Sodom: but Abraham as yet stood before the Lord.
And they turned themselves from thence, and went their way to Sodom: but Abraham as yet stood before the Lord.
Genesis 19:1
And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of the city. And seeing them, he rose up and went to meet them: and worshipped prostrate to the ground.
And the two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gate of the city. And seeing them, he rose up and went to meet them: and worshipped prostrate to the ground.
Genesis 19:5
And they called Lot, and said to him: Where are the men that came in to thee at night? bring them out hither, that we may know them:
And they called Lot, and said to him: Where are the men that came in to thee at night? bring them out hither, that we may know them:
Job 31:32
The stranger did not stay without, my door was open to the traveller.
The stranger did not stay without, my door was open to the traveller.
Hebrews 13:2
And hospitality do not forget: for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels.
And hospitality do not forget: for by this some, being not aware of it, have entertained angels.
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
