1 Joab was told, “The king is crying and mourning for Absalom.”
2 The victory of that day was turned into mourning because all the troops heard that the king was grieving for his son.
3 That day the troops sneaked into the city as if they had fled from battle and were ashamed of it.
4 The king covered his face and cried loudly, “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”