2 Samuel 18:33
31 Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!”
32 The king asked the Cushite, “Is the young man Absalom all right?” And the Cushite replied, “May what has become of the young man happen to the enemies of my lord the king and to all who rise up against you to harm you.”
The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
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- BSB
- The king was shaken and went up to the gate chamber and wept. And as he walked, he cried out, “O my son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
- KJV
- And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
- WEB
- The king was much moved, and went up to the room over the gate and wept. As he went, he said, “My son Absalom! My son, my son Absalom! I wish I had died instead of you, Absalom, my son, my son!”
- ASV
- And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!
- DARBY
- And the king was much moved, and went up to the upper chamber of the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said thus: O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! would God I had died in thy stead, O Absalom, my son, my son!
- BLB
- And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And thus he said as he went, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Oh that I was given to die in your place, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
- ÅB
- Da ble kongen dypt ristet. Han gikk opp på salen over porten og gråt, og mens han gikk, sa han så: Min sønn Absalom! Min sønn, min sønn Absalom! O, at jeg var død i ditt sted! Absalom, min sønn, min sønn!
[^1]: en etioper blant Davids folk.
[^2]: 2SA 18, 21.
[^3]: 2SA 18, 23. - OTB
- Da ble kongen dypt rystet, og han gikk opp til kammeret over porten og gråt. Mens han gikk, sa han: "Å min sønn Absalom, min sønn, min sønn Absalom! Hadde jeg bare dødd i stedet for deg, Å Absalom, min sønn, min sønn!"
- B1930
- Da blev kongen dypt rystet. Han gikk op på salen over porten og gråt, og mens han gikk, sa han så: Min sønn Absalom! Min sønn, min sønn Absalom! O, at jeg var død i ditt sted! Absalom, min sønn, min sønn!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 19:4
But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
Read in context2 Samuel 12:10–23
Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you have despised Me and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.’
Read in contextProverbs 17:25
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
Read in contextProverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Read in contextPsalms 103:13
As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Read in contextExodus 32:32
Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
Read in contextRomans 9:3
For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
Read in contextJames 5:17
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
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