2 Samuel 15:30

And David went up by the ascent of mount Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head covered, and he went barefoot: and all the people that was with him covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up.

Cross-reference

2 Samuel 15:32 has Hushai meeting David at the summit with torn coat and dirt on his head — mirroring David's own mourning posture.

2 Samuel 19:4 shows David later mourning Absalom's death with covered face — deepening the grief begun as he fled.

2 Samuel 19:24 describes Mephibosheth's unkempt appearance during David's absence — a similar physical mourning response to David's own.

Psalm 42:3-11 describes tears as food and a downcast soul – likely David's own lament during this flight.

Psalm 43:1 Parallel

Psalm 43:1 cries for vindication against enemies – fitting David's plea as he flees from Absalom.

Psalm 43:2 Parallel

Psalm 43:2 asks why God has rejected him – mirroring David's mourning here.

Ezekiel 24:17 commands the prophet not to mourn visibly — contrasting with David's open display of grief with bare feet and covered head.

Luke 19:41 Typology

Luke 19:41 places Jesus on the same Mount of Olives weeping — a typological echo of David's tears over Jerusalem's fate.

Luke 22:39 Parallel

Luke 22:39 places Jesus on the Mount of Olives in agony – directly echoing David's weeping ascent here.

Luke 19:37 Contrast

Luke 19:37 describes Jesus descending the Mount of Olives in triumph – opposite direction from David's sorrowful ascent.

Isaiah 20:2 Parallel

Isaiah 20:2 has Isaiah going barefoot as a prophetic sign — David's barefoot weeping is a similar act of humility.

Ezekiel 24:23 again instructs not to mourn — a contrast to David's barefoot, head-covered weeping in flight.