There is not a passage of deeper pathos in the whole of the Old Testament than this. Compare this to Luke 19:41. In the Hebrew Bible, this verse be…

Was much moved. —David’s grief was not merely that of a father for his first-born son, but for that son slain in the very act of o…

And the king was much moved
His affections were moved, his passions were stirred up; he was greatly troubled, distre…

By directing David to give God thanks for his victory, Ahimaaz prepared him for the news of his son's death. The more our hearts are steadfast and …