The victory that day was turned into mourning among all the people; for the people heard it said that day, “The king grieves for his son.”
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The victory that day was turned into mourning amongst all the people, for the people heard it said that day, “The king grieves for his son.”
And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”
And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king grieveth for his son.
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Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with proper respect and deference to his sovereign. A plain case may be fairly pleaded with those above us, and they may be reproved for what they do amiss, but it must not be with rudeness and insolence. Yet David took the reproof and the counsel, prudently and mildly. Timely giving way, usually prevents the ill effects of mistaken measures.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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