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And it was told to Joab ,
Behold ,
the king weepeth and mourneth for Absalom .
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And the victory that day was turned into mourning to all the people :
for the people heard it said that day how the king was grieved for his son .
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And the people withdrew by stealth that day into the city ,
as people being ashamed steal away when they flee in battle .
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But the king covered his face ,
and the king cried with a loud voice ,
O my son Absalom ,
O Absalom ,
my son ,
my son !
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And Joab came into the house to the king ,
and said ,
thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants ,
who this day have saved thy life ,
and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters ,
and the lives of thy wives ,
and the lives of thy concubines ;
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In that thou lovest thy enemies ,
and hatest thy friends .
For thou hast declared this day ,
that thou regardest neither princes nor servants :
for this day I perceive ,
that if Absalom had lived ,
and all we had died this day ,
then it had pleased thee well .
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Now therefore arise ,
go forth ,
and speak comfortably to thy servants :
for I swear by the LORD ,
if thou shalt not go forth ,
there will not tarry one with thee this night :
and that will be worse to thee than all the evil that hath befallen thee from thy youth until now .
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Then the king rose ,
and sat in the gate .
And they told to all the people ,
saying ,
Behold ,
the king doth sit in the gate .
And all the people came before the king :
for Israel had fled every man to his tent .