² The ^[a]victory that day was turned to mourning for all the people, for the people heard it said that day, “The king is grieved for his son.” ³ So the people went by stealth into the city that day, as people who are humiliated steal away when they flee in battle. ⁴ The king ^(A)covered his face and ^[b]cried out with a loud voice, “^(B)O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”