2 Samuel 18:33
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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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“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!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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!”
King James Version · Public Domain“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!”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the king trembleth, and goeth up on the upper chamber of the gate, and weepeth, and thus he hath said in his going, `My son! Absalom my son; my son Absalom; oh that I had died for thee, Absalom, my son, my son.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 18:33 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 21:11Now this matter distressed Abraham greatly because it concerned his son Ishmael.
- Exodus 32:32Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”
- 2 Samuel 12:10Now, 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.’
- 2 Samuel 14:1Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 19:1Then it was reported to Joab, “The king is weeping and mourning over Absalom.”
- 2 Samuel 19:4But the king covered his face and cried out at the top of his voice, “O my son Absalom! O Absalom, my son, my son!”
- Psalms 103:13As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
- Proverbs 10:1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 17:25A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- Romans 9:3For I could wish that I myself were cursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers, my own flesh and blood,
- James 5:17Elijah 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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