Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And it will be announced to Joab, Behold, the king weeping, and he will mourn for Absalom.
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.
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
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 19:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
King David Weeps For Absalom
1 And it will be announced to Joab, Behold, the king weeping, and he will mourn for Absalom. 2 And the salvation in that day will be turned to mourning to all the people: for the people heard in that day, saying the king was grieved for his son.
Phrases
Cross References
2 Samuel 18:5
And the king will command Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Gently for me to the boy, to Absalom. And all the people heard in the king's commanding all the chiefs for the word of Absalom.
2 Samuel 18:14
And Joab will say, I will not delay before thee. And he will take three spears in his hand, and thrust them into the heart of Absalom, he yet living in the heart of the oak.
2 Samuel 18:12
And the man will say to Joab, And not I weighing upon my hand a thousand of silver, I will not stretch forth my hand against the king's son. for in our ears, the king commanded thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Watch for me over the boy, over Absalom.
2 Samuel 18:20
And Joab will say to him, Not thou a man of glad tidings this day, and another day thou shalt announce good news: and this day thou shalt not announce good news, because the king's son died.
2 Samuel 18:33
And the king will be moved, and he will go up into the upper chamber of the gate and weep: and thus he said in his going, My son Absalom! my son, my son Absalom I who will give my death, me for thee, Absalom my son, my son!
Proverbs 17:25
A foolish son a grief to his father, and bitterness to her bringing him forth.