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2 Samuel 19:1
Joab was told, “Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.”
2 Samuel 19:1 · World English Bible
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2 Samuel 19:1 in other translations
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
It was told Joab, "Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom."
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In context
1 Joab was told, “Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.”
2 The victory that day was turned into mourning among all the people, for the people heard it said that day, “The king grieves for his son.”
3 The people sneaked into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
4 The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!”
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