Parallel Verses

New Heart English Bible

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

New American Standard Bible

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

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."

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;'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And it was told
נגד 
Nagad 
Usage: 370

יואב 
Yow'ab 
Usage: 145

Behold, the king
מלך 
melek 
Usage: 2521

בּכה 
Bakah 
Usage: 114

and mourneth
H56
אבל 
'abal 
Usage: 39

Context Readings

King David Weeps For Absalom

1 It was told Joab, "Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom." 2 The victory that day was turned into mourning to all the people; for the people heard it said that day, "The king grieves for his son."

Cross References

2 Samuel 18:5

The 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 commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.

2 Samuel 18:14

Then Joab said, "I'm not going to wait like this with you." 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 18:12

The man said to Joab, "Though I should receive a thousand pieces of silver in my hand, I still wouldn't put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, 'Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.'

2 Samuel 18:20

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

2 Samuel 18:33

The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate, and wept. As he went, he said, "My son Absalom. My son, my son Absalom. I wish I had died for you, Absalom, my son, my son."

Proverbs 17:25

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

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