2 Samuel 19:1

Wycliffe Bible

Forsothe it was teld to Joab, that the kyng wepte, and biweilide his sone;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
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.

King James Version
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,

English Standard Version
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."

New English Translation
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."

New American Standard Bible
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.

Legacy Standard Bible
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."

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!"

Darby Translation
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."

George Lamsa Translation
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.

Literal Translation
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.

American Standard Version
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.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
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!'

King James Version (1611)
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.

English Revised Version
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."

Young's Literal Translation
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

New King James Version
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.

New Life Bible
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."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
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:

Revised Standard Version
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!

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then it was told Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourns for Absalom."

Contextual Overview

¹ Forsothe it was teld to Joab, that the kyng wepte, and biweilide his sone; ² and the victorie in that dai was turned in to morenyng to al the puple; for the puple herde, that it was seid in that dai, The kyng makith sorewe on his sone. ³ And the puple eschewide to entre in to the citee in that dai, as the puple turned and fleynge fro batel is wont to bowe awey. ⁴ Sotheli the kyng hilide his heed, and criede with greet vois, My sone, Absolon! ⁵ Absolon, my sone! Therfor Joab entride to the kyng in to the hows, and seide, Thou hast schent to dai the cheris of alle thi seruauntis, that han maad saaf thi lijf, and the lijf of thi sones and of thi douytris, and the lijf of thi wyues, and the lijf of thi secoundarie wyues. ⁶ Thou louest hem that haten thee, and thou hatist hem that louen thee; and thou schewidist to dai that thou reckist not of thi duykis and of thi seruauntis; and verily Y haue knowe now, that if Absolon lyuede, and alle we hadden be deed, thanne it schulde plese thee. ⁷ Now therfor ryse thou, and go forth, and speke thou, and make satisfaccioun to this eruauntis; for Y swere to thee bi the Lord, that if thou schalt not go out, sotheli not o man schal dwelle with thee in this nyyt; and this schal be worse to thee, than alle yuels that camen on thee fro thi yong wexynge age til in to present tyme. ⁸ Therfor the kyng roos, and sat in the yate; and it was teld to al the puple, that the kyng sat in the yate, and al the multitude cam bifor the kyng. Forsothe Israel fledde in to hise tabernaclis.

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 thei turneden han fro thennus, and yeden to Sodom. Abraham sotheli stood yit bifore the Lord,

Genesis 19:1
And tweyne aungels camen to Sodom in the euentide, while Loth sat in the yatis of the citee. And whanne he hadde seyn hem, he roos, and yede ayens hem, and worschipide lowe to erthe,

Genesis 19:5
and thei clepiden Loth, and seiden to him, Where ben the men that entriden to thee to nyyt? brynge hem out hidur, that we `knowe hem.

Job 31:32
my dore was opyn to a weiegoere;

Hebrews 13:2
for bi this summen plesiden to aungels, that weren resseyued to herborewe.

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