What does 2 Samuel 19:2 mean?

2 Samuel 19:2 highlights themes such as grief, loss, mourning when read in context.

How should I apply 2 Samuel 19:2 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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.

1And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.

2And 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.

3And the people gat them by stealth that day into the city, as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle.

4But 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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