Social: While is should not be surprising, verse 5 tells us that men and older unmarried sons would have comprised the army. The emphasis on the men who were mourned not only tells us a little about the composition of the army, but perhaps suggests that while there were intense battles, they fighting did not arrive in the cities, as we do not have mourning for women. That would have happened if the war had been carried close to the homes. It appears that this battle was fought at a distance from the most heavily occupied land.