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That day the people stole away to go to the city the way people who are embarrassed steal away in fleeing from battle. The king covered his face and cried out loudly,[a] “My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

So Joab visited[b] the king at his home. He said, “Today you have embarrassed all your servants who have saved your life this day, as well as the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your concubines.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 19:4 tn Heb “with a great voice.”
  2. 2 Samuel 19:5 tn Heb “came to.”