1. Now it was reported to Joab that the king was weeping and mourning for his son.
2. And so the victory on that day was turned into mourning for all the people. For the people heard it said on that day, "The king is grieving over his son."
3. And the people declined to enter the city on that day, in the manner that the people were accustomed to decline if they had turned and fled from battle.
4. And the king covered his head, and he was crying out in a great voice: "My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"
5. Therefore, Joab, entering to the king in the house, said: "Today you have shamed the faces of all your servants, who saved your life, and the lives of your sons and your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines.
6. You love those who hate you, and you hate those who love you. And you have revealed this day that you have no concern for your leaders and for your servants. And truly, I know now that if Absalom had lived, and if we all had been killed, then it would have pleased you.