191 Joab was told, "The king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
191 And it was told Joab, Behold, the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom.
191 It was told Joab, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
191 Joab was told that David was weeping and lamenting over Absalom.
191 And Joab was told, "Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom."
191 Word soon reached Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for Absalom.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:1
Commentary on 2 Samuel 19:1-8
(Read 2 Samuel 19:1-8)
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with proper respect and deference to his sovereign. A plain case may be fairly pleaded with those above us, and they may be reproved for what they do amiss, but it must not be with rudeness and insolence. Yet David took the reproof and the counsel, prudently and mildly. Timely giving way, usually prevents the ill effects of mistaken measures.