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2 Samuel 19:4

Absalom
GriefParents and children

2 And that day’s victory was turned into mourning for all the people, because on that day they were told, “The king is grieving over his son.”

3 So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.

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!”

5 Then Joab went into the house and said to the king, “Today you have disgraced all your servants who have saved your life and the lives of your sons and daughters, of your wives, and of your concubines.

6 You love those who hate you and hate those who love you! For you have made it clear today that the commanders and soldiers mean nothing to you. I know today that if Absalom were alive and all of us were dead, it would have pleased you!

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BSB
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!”
KJV
But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
WEB
The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!”
ASV
And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
DARBY
And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!
BLB
And the king covered his face, and the king cried out in a loud voice, “O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
ÅB
Men kongen hadde tilhyllet sitt ansikt og ropte med høy røst: Min sønn Absalom! Absalom, min sønn, min sønn!
OTB
Kongen skjulte ansiktet sitt og klaget høyt: "Å min sønn Absalom, å Absalom, min sønn, min sønn!"
B1930
Men kongen hadde tilhyllet sitt ansikt og ropte med høi røst: Min sønn Absalom! Absalom, min sønn, min sønn!

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 15:30

    But David continued up the Mount of Olives, weeping as he went up. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. And all the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they went.

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  • 2 Samuel 18:33

    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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