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2 Samuel 19:2
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.”
2 Samuel 19:2 · World English Bible
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2 Samuel 19:2 in other translations
And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.
And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”
The victory that day was turned into mourning to all the people; for the people heard it said that day, "The king grieves for his son."
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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!”
5 Joab came into the house to the king, and said, “Today you have shamed the faces of all your servants who today have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines;
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