King James Version (KJV)
2 Samuel 19:2
“And the victory that day was [turned] into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 19
1
And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
2
And the victory that day was [turned] into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.
3
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
4
But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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