2 Samuel 19:1

Then it was told Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourns for Absalom.”

2 Samuel 18:5

The king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king charged all the commanders concerning Absalom.

2 Samuel 18:14

Then Joab said, “I will not waste time here with you.” So he took three spears in his hand and thrust them through the heart of Absalom while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.

2 Samuel 18:12

The man said to Joab, “Even if I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I would not put out my hand against the king’s son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect for me the young man Absalom!’

2 Samuel 18:20

But Joab said to him, “You are not the man to carry news this day, but you shall carry news another day; however, you shall carry no news today because the king’s son is dead.”

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he walked, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son is a grief to his father
And bitterness to her who bore him.

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And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.

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General references

2 Samuel 18:5
The king charged Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom.” And all the people heard when the king charged all the commanders concerning Absalom.
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son is a grief to his father
And bitterness to her who bore him.