³ And the people entered the city surreptitiously that day, just as people who are humiliated surreptitiously flee in battle. ⁴ And the king ^(A)covered his face and ^[a]cried out with a loud voice, “^(B)My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!” ⁵ Then Joab came into the house to the king and said, “Today you have shamed ^[b]all your servants, who have saved your life today and the lives of your sons and daughters, the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines,