2 Samuel 19:1 Cross References - NSB

¹ They brought Joab word. They said: »The king weeps and mourns for Absalom.«

³³ The king was shaken by the news. He went to the room above the gate and cried. »My son Absalom!« He said. »My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died in your place! Absalom, my son, my son!«

⁵ The king ordered Joab, Abishai, and Ittai: »Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.« All the troops heard him give the commanders this order regarding Absalom.

¹² The man told Joab: »Even if I felt the weight of twenty pounds of silver in my hand, I would not raise my hand against the king’s son. We heard the order the king gave you, Abishai, and Ittai. Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.

¹⁴ »I will not waste any more time with you,« Joab said. He took three spears and plunged them into Absalom’s chest while he was still alive and hanging in the oak tree.

²⁰ Joab answered: »You are not the one to tell the king his son is dead. You can take him a message some other time, but not today.«

²⁵ A foolish (stupid) son is a grief to his father and bitterness to his mother.