And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people: for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son.
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Interpretation
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.
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This thought runs through 2 Samuel 19:1-5.