2 Samuel 19:2-4

Easy-to-Read Version

² So the joy of victory turned to sadness for everyone. It was a very sad day because the people heard, “The king is mourning for his son.”

³ The people came into the city quietly as if they were the ones who had been defeated in battle. ⁴ The king had covered his face and was crying loudly, “O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”