³⁰ But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping^(A) as he went; his head^(B) was covered and he was barefoot. All the people with him covered their heads too and were weeping as they went up.

⁴ The king covered his face and cried aloud, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”

¹² Afterward Mordecai returned to the king’s gate. But Haman rushed home, with his head covered^(A) in grief,