Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart longed for Absalom.
Cross References
2 Samuel 13:39And King David longed to go to Absalom, for he had been consoled over Amnon's death.
2 Samuel 14:2So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, "Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.
Treasury of Scripture
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart was toward Absalom.
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2 Samuel 2:18
And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
1 Chronicles 2:16
Whose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zeruiah; Abishai, and Joab, and Asahel, three.
toward Absalom
2 Samuel 13:39
And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom: for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead.
2 Samuel 18:33
And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
2 Samuel 19:2,4
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…
