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2 Samuel 19:1
1And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
2 Samuel 19:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
- New International Version (NIV)Joab was told, “The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)It was told Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And Joab was told, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”
Context of 2 Samuel 19:1
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom. 2And the victory that day was [turned] into mourning for all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king is grieved for his son. 3And the people stole away that day into the city, as people steal away when ashamed of fleeing in battle.
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וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְיוֹאָ֑ב הִנֵּ֨ה הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ בֹּכֶ֛ה וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 19:1
- 2 Samuel 18:5And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.
- Proverbs 17:25A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19:1
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Joab causes David to cease mourning. (1-8) David returns to Jordan. (9-15) He pardons Shimei. (16-23) Mephibosheth excused. (24-30) David's parting with Barzillai. (31-39) Israel quarrels with Judah. (40-43) Verses 1-8 To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with proper respect and deference to his sovereign. A plain case may be fairly pleaded with those above us, and they may be…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-82Sa 19:1-8. Joab Causes the King to Cease Mourning. 3. the people gat them by stealth ... to the city--The rumor of the king's disconsolate condition spread a universal and unseasonable gloom. His troops, instead of being welcomed back (as a victorious army always was) with music and other demonstrations of public joy, slunk secretly and silently into the city, as if ashamed after the commission of some crime.Read the comment
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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
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