Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then it was told Joab, “Behold,
King James Version
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
Holman Bible
It was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping. He’s mourning over Absalom.”
International Standard Version
Someone informed Joab, "The king is weeping bitterly, mourning for Absalom."
A Conservative Version
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
American Standard Version
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
Amplified
It was told to Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”
Bible in Basic English
And word was given to Joab that the king was weeping and sorrowing for Absalom.
Darby Translation
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be announced to Joab, Behold, the king weeping, and he will mourn for Absalom.
King James 2000
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And it was told to Joab that the king [was] weeping and he mourned over Absalom,
Modern King James verseion
And it was told to Joab, Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And it was told Joab, how that the king wept and mourned for Absalom.
NET Bible
Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom."
New Heart English Bible
It was told Joab, "Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom."
The Emphasized Bible
And it was told Joab, - Lo! the king, is weeping and mourning over Absolom.
Webster
And it was told to Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
World English Bible
It was told Joab, "Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom."
Youngs Literal Translation
And it is declared to Joab, 'Lo, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom;'
Themes
Absalom » David's mourning for
David » King of israel » Laments the death of absalom
Joab » Son of david's sister » Censures david for lamenting the death of absalom
Parents » Parental affection exemplified by » David
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 19:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
King David Weeps For Absalom
1 Then it was told Joab, “Behold,
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:5
And the king ordered Joab and Abishai and Ittai, "Deal gently for my sake with the young man Absalom."And all the people heard when the king gave orders to all the commanders about Absalom.
2 Samuel 18:14
Joab said, "I will not waste time like this with you." And he took three javelins in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom while he was still alive in the oak.
2 Samuel 18:12
But the man said to Joab, "Even if I felt in my hand the weight of a thousand pieces of silver, I would not reach out my hand against the king's son, for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, 'For my sake protect the young man Absalom.'
2 Samuel 18:20
And Joab said to him, "You are not to carry news today. You may carry news another day, but today you shall carry no news, because the king's son is dead."
2 Samuel 18:33
And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, "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.