And the people stole into the city that day as people steal in who are ashamed when they flee in battle — Ashamed at having taken the field successfully against the young man Absalom, the armies creep into the city like fugitives. Their shame is not military—they have won—but emotional, recognizing that their victory has caused the king unbearable pain. The inversion of victory into shame shows the power of the king's grief to reshape the meaning of the battle.

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