¶ And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
And it was told {H5046} Joab {H3097}, Behold, the king {H4428} weepeth {H1058} and mourneth {H56} for Absalom {H53}.
Yo'av was told, "The king is weeping, mourning for Avshalom."
Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
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2 Samuel 18:5
And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, [Deal] gently for my sake with the young man, [even] with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. -
2 Samuel 18:14
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he [was] yet alive in the midst of the oak. -
2 Samuel 18:33
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son! -
Proverbs 17:25
¶ A foolish son [is] a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him. -
2 Samuel 18:20
And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead. -
2 Samuel 18:12
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [shekels] of silver in mine hand, [yet] would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none [touch] the young man Absalom.