2 Samuel 19:2

Webster's Bible (1833)

The victory that day was turned into mourning to all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king grieves for his son.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 16:15 : 15 In the light of the king's face is life. His favor is like a cloud of the spring rain.
  • Prov 19:12 : 12 The king's wrath is like the roaring of a lion, But his favor is like dew on the grass.

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  • 2 Sam 19:1
    90%

    1It was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 19:3-6
    4 verses
    85%

    3The people got them by stealth that day into the city, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

    4The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, my son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!

    5Joab came into the house to the king, and said, You have shamed this day the faces of all your servants, who this day 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;

    6in that you love those who hate you, and hate those who love you. For you have declared this day, that princes and servants are nothing to you: for this day I perceive that if Absalom had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleased you well.

  • 2 Sam 13:34-37
    4 verses
    80%

    34But Absalom fled. The young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill-side behind him.

    35Jonadab said to the king, Behold, the king's sons are come: as your servant said, so it is.

    36It happened, as soon as he had made an end of speaking, that behold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice, and wept: and the king also and all his servants wept very sore.

    37But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai the son of Ammihur, king of Geshur. [David] mourned for his son every day.

  • 2 Sam 18:32-33
    2 verses
    79%

    32The king said to the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? The Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you to do you hurt, be as that young man is.

    33The king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son!

  • 2 Sam 1:12
    76%

    12and they mourned, and wept, and fasted until even, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of Yahweh, and for the house of Israel; because they were fallen by the sword.

  • 2 Sam 19:8-10
    3 verses
    76%

    8Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. They told to all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.

    9All the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying, The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines; and now he is fled out of the land from Absalom.

    10Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why don't you speak a word of bringing the king back?

  • 2 Sam 18:4-8
    5 verses
    74%

    4The king said to them, What seems you best I will do. The king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.

    5The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. All the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

    6So the people went out into the field against Israel: and the battle was in the forest of Ephraim.

    7The people of Israel were struck there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.

    8For the battle was there spread over the surface of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.

  • 2 Sam 13:30-31
    2 verses
    74%

    30It happened, while they were in the way, that the news came to David, saying, Absalom has slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of them left.

    31Then the king arose, and tore his garments, and lay on the earth; and all his servants stood by with their clothes torn.

  • 2 Sam 3:31-34
    4 verses
    74%

    31David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. King David followed the bier.

    32They buried Abner in Hebron: and the king lifted up his voice, and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

    33The king lamented for Abner, and said, Should Abner die as a fool dies?

    34Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters: As a man falls before the children of iniquity, so did you fall. All the people wept again over him.

  • 2 Sam 13:39
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    39[the soul of] king David longed to go forth to Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.

  • 2 Sam 15:30
    73%

    30David went up by the ascent of the [Mount of] Olives, and wept as he went up; and he had his head covered, and went barefoot: and all the people who were with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

  • 2 Sam 18:18-20
    3 verses
    73%

    18Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument, to this day.

    19Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king news, how that Yahweh has avenged him of his enemies.

    20Joab said to him, You shall not be the bearer of news this day, but you shall bear news another day; but this day you shall bear no news, because the king's son is dead.

  • 2 Sam 14:1
    73%

    1Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 3:36-38
    3 verses
    73%

    36All the people took notice of it, and it pleased them; as whatever the king did pleased all the people.

    37So all the people and all Israel understood that day that it was not of the king to kill Abner the son of Ner.

    38The king said to his servants, "Don't you know that there a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

  • 2 Sam 17:24
    72%

    24Then David came to Mahanaim. Absalom passed over the Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him.

  • 2 Sam 17:9
    72%

    9Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some [other] place: and it will happen, when some of them are fallen at the first, that whoever hears it will say, There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 15:23
    72%

    23All the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    71%

    17David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son

  • 2 Sam 1:4
    71%

    4David said to him, How went the matter? Please tell me. He answered, The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead also.

  • 1 Sam 30:4
    71%

    4Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had no more power to weep.

  • 2 Sam 18:29
    71%

    29The king said, Is it well with the young man Absalom? Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, even me your servant, I saw a great tumult, but I don't know what it was.

  • 2 Sam 15:13
    70%

    13There came a messenger to David, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 14:33
    70%

    33So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 12:18
    70%

    18It happened on the seventh day, that the child died. The servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he didn't listen to our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead!

  • 2 Sam 14:24
    70%

    24The king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and didn't see the king's face.

  • 2 Sam 15:6
    70%

    6In this manner Absalom did to all Israel who came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 14:21
    69%

    21The king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back.