2 Samuel 19:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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!””
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“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!””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the king hath covered his face, yea, the king crieth--a loud voice--`My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Samuel 19:4 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Samuel 14:1Now Joab son of Zeruiah perceived that the king’s heart longed for Absalom.
- 2 Samuel 15:30But 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.
- 2 Samuel 18:33The 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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