2 Samuel 19:4

2 Samuel 19:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
• New International Version (NIV)The king covered his face and cried aloud, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, "O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the king covered his face, and the king cried out with a loud voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Context of 2 Samuel 19:4

2And 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.” 3So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle. But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!” 5Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines. 6You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!

2 Samuel 19:4 word by word

וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לָאַ֣ט אֶת־פָּנָ֔יו וַיִּזְעַ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל בְּנִי֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃ סRead the interlinear

• But the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• coveredלָאַטlâ'aţ · to coverH3813
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• and cried outזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• at the topגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• of his voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• O my sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 19:4

• 2 Samuel 15:30But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.
• 2 Samuel 18:33The king was shaken and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4The king covered his face - This was the custom of mourners. O my son Absalom - Calmet has properly remarked that the frequent repetition of the name of the defunct, is common in the language of lamentation. Thus Virgil, act. v., ver. 51: - - Daphnin que team tollemus ad astra; Daphnin ad astra feremus: amavit nos quoque Daphnis. "With yours, my song I cheerfully shall join, To raise your Daphnis to the powers Divine. Daphnis I'll raise unto the powers…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. the king covered his face--one of the usual signs of mourning (see on 2Sa 15:30).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 19:4

• Absalom
• Bereavement
• David
• Joab
• Mourning
• Parents
• Reproof
• Sorrow

In the dictionaries

• Absalom
• Conduct
• Cost
• Lord
• Benjamin
• Bible, the
• Cover; Covering
• David
• Face
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings