en glad to
have saved his life, even by dying for him. In which he was a figure of
Christ weeping, praying and dying for his rebellious children, and even
for them that crucified him.

2 Kings Chapter 19

David, at the remonstrances of Joab, ceaseth his mourning. He is invited
back and met by Semei and Miphiboseth: a strife between the men of Juda
and the men of Israel.

19:1. And it was told Joab, that the king wept and mourned for his son:

19:2. And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the
people: for the people heard say that day: The king grieveth for his
son.

19:3. And the people shunned the going into the city that day as a
people would do that hath turned their backs, and fled away from the
battle.

19:4. And the king covered his head, and cried with a loud voice: O my
son Absalom, O Absalom my son, O my son.

19:5. Then Joab going into the house to the king, said: Thou hast shamed
this day the faces of all thy servants, that 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.

19:6. Thou lovest them that hate thee, and thou hatest them that love
thee: and thou hast shewn this day that thou carest not for thy nobles,
nor for thy servants: and I now plainly perceive that if Absalom had
lived, and all we had been slain, then it would have pleased thee.

19:7. Now therefore arise, and go out, and speak to the satisfaction of
thy servants: for I swear to thee by the Lord, that if thou wilt not go
forth, there will not tarry with thee so much as one this night: and
that will be worse to thee, than all the evils that have befallen thee
from thy youth until now.

19:8. Then the king arose and sat in the gate: and it was told to all
the people that the king sat in the gate: and all the people came before
the king, but Israel fled to their own dwellings.

19:9. And all the people were at strife in all the tribes of Israel,
saying: The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he
saved us out of the hand of the Philistines: and now he is fled out of
the land for Absalom.

19:10. But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in the battle: how
long are you silent, and bring not back the king?

19:11. And king David sent to Sadoc, and Abiathar the priests, saying:
Speak to the ancients of Juda, saying: Why are you the last to bring the
king back to his house? (For the talk of all Israel was come to