World English Bible
2 Samuel 19:3
“The people snuck into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.”
Verse in context — 2 Samuel 19
It was told Joab, "Behold, the king weeps and mourns for Absalom.
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.
The people snuck into the city that day, as people who are ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, "My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!
Joab came into the house to the king, and said, "You have shamed this day the faces of all your servants, who this day have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines;
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David’s reign as king, his triumphs and failures, and God’s covenant with him.
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