1 People told Joab, “Look, the king is sad and crying because of Absalom.”
2 David’s army had won the battle that day. But it became a very sad day for all the people, because they heard that the king was very sad for his son.
3 The people came into the city quietly that day. They were like an army that 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 Joab went into the king’s house and said, “Today you have shamed all your men. They saved your life and the lives of your sons, daughters, wives, and slave women.