Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Samuel 19:1:

• Kupsabiny: “The words reached Joab that the king was crying and mourning for his son Absalom.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “Joab heard that the king was weeping [and] lamenting for Absalom.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “There was someone-who-told Joab that the king is-weeping and mourning because of Absalom.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “Someone told Joab that the king was crying and mourning because Absalom had died.” (Source: Translation for Translators)