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

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. The king covered his face and he cried, ‘Absalom, Absalom! My son, my son!’ 5Then Joab went to see the king in his room. He said to the king, ‘Today you have made your men feel ashamed. But the army has saved your life today. We have saved the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your slave wives. 6You seem to love the people who hate you. And you seem to hate the people who love you! You have shown today that your officers and soldiers are not important to you. It seems that you would be happy if Absalom were still alive, and all the rest of us were dead.

2 Samuel 19:4 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• But the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• coveredלָאַטlâ'aţ · to coverH3813
• his faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• criedזָעַקzâ‛aq · to cry outH2199
• with a loudגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• 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 to go up the Mount of Olives. He was weeping as he went. He had covered his head and he was not wearing any shoes on his feet. All the people with him also covered their heads and they wept as they went up the hill.
• 2 Samuel 18:33The king became very upset. He went upstairs to the room above the gate. He wept loudly. As he went, he cried, ‘My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! It would be better if I had died instead of you! 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