1. People told Joab, “Look, the king is crying. He is very sad because of Absalom.”
2. David’s army had won the battle that day. But it became a very sad day for all the people. This was because they heard, “The king is very sad for his son.”
3. The people came into the city quietly. They were like people who had been defeated in battle and had run away.
4. The king covered his face and cried loudly, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
5. Then Joab went into the king’s house. He said to the king, “Today you have shamed all your men. They saved your life today! They saved the lives of your sons, daughters, wives and slave women.