2 Samuel 19:1

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

Someone told Joab that the king was very sad and he was weeping because Absalom was dead. 2All the people heard the news that the king was very sad about his son's death. King David's army had won the battle, so everyone should have been very happy. But instead, they were all sad. 3The soldiers came very quietly back into Mahanaim city. It seemed like they were ashamed because they had run away from the battle.

2 Samuel 19:1 word by word

וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְיוֹאָ֑ב הִנֵּ֨ה הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ בֹּכֶ֛ה וַיִּתְאַבֵּ֖ל עַל־אַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it was toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Joabיוֹאָבyô'âb · JoabH3097
• Behold, the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• weepethבָּכָהbâkâh · to weepH1058
• and mournethאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• for Absalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹם'ăbîyshâlôm 'abshâlôm · AbsalomH53

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 19:1

• 2 Samuel 18:5The king commanded Joab, Abishai and Ittai, ‘Because the young man Absalom is my son, do not hurt him.’ All the soldiers heard David give this command to the three officers.
• Proverbs 17:25To have a foolish son makes his father sad. It makes his mother very upset.

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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 19:1

• Absalom
• David
• Joab
• Parents
• Reproof
• Sorrow

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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