2 Samuel 19:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴ David covered his face with his hands and kept on crying loudly, “My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”

⁵ Joab went to the house where David was staying and told him:

You've made your soldiers ashamed! Not only did they save your life, they saved your sons and daughters and wives as well. ⁶ You're more loyal to your enemies than to your friends. What you've done today has shown your officers and soldiers that they don't mean a thing to you. You would be happy if Absalom was still alive, even if the rest of us were dead.