1. And it was told to Joab that the king was weeping and he mourned over Absalom,
2. so the victory turned to mourning on that day for all the army, because they had heard that day, “The king is grieving over his son.”
3. The army came secretly into the city on that day because the army was disgraced when they fled in the battle,
4. and because the king had covered his face and cried with a loud voice, “My son, Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.”
5. Then Joab came to the king’s house and said, “Today you have humiliated the faces of all of your servants who have saved your life this day, and the life of your sons and your daughters, the life of your wives, and the life of your concubines,