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.

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.

And the victory that day was turned into mourning for all the people; for the people heard say that day, The king is grieved for his son.

and the salvation on that day becometh mourning to all the people, for the people hath heard on that day, saying, 'The king hath been grieved for his son.'

And the salvation of that day was changed to sorrow for all the people: for it was said to the people, The king is in bitter grief for his son.

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."

The victory - was turned into mourning - Instead of rejoicing that a most unnatural and ruinous rebellion had been quashed, the people mourned over their own success, because they saw their king so immoderately afflicted for the loss of his worthless son.

And the victory that day was turned into mourning unto all the people,.... They also mourned too, instead of expressing joy upon the occasion:
for the people heard say that day how the king was grieved for his son; this report was spread among them, which damped their joy, and hindered them from giving any tokens of it, as were usual at such times.