2 Samuel 19:3-5

Expanded Bible

³ The ·people [men; soldiers] ·came into the city quietly [^Lstole/crept into the city] that day. They were like an army that had been ·defeated in battle and had run away [^Lshamed for fleeing in battle]. 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 [humiliated] all your men. They ·saved [rescued; ^Tdelivered] your life and the lives of your sons, daughters, wives, and ·slave women [^Lconcubines; ^Csecondary wives; 3:7].