A moment in scripture
2 Samuel 19:1
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And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
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The surrounding passage
- 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.
- 2 Samuel 19:3
And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.