And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son.
2 Samuel 18:33 - Revised Standard Version And the king was deeply moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept; and as he went, he said, “O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!” Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the king was deeply moved and went up to the chamber over the gate and wept. And as he went, he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would to God I had died for you, O Absalom, my son, my son! American Standard Version (1901) 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! Common English Bible The king trembled. He went up to the room over the gate and cried. As he went, he said, “Oh, my son Absalom! Oh, my son! My son Absalom! If only I had died instead of you! Oh, Absalom, my son! My son!” Catholic Public Domain Version And so the king, being greatly saddened, ascended to the upper room of the gate, and he wept. And as he went, he was speaking in this manner: "My son Absalom! Absalom my son! Who can grant to me that I may die on your behalf? Absalom, my son! My son, Absalom!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The king therefore being much moved, went up to the high chamber over the gate, and wept. And as he went he spoke in this manner: My son Absalom, Absalom my son! Would to God that I might die for thee, Absalom my son, my son Absalom! |
And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son.
Now Joab the son of Zeruiah perceived that the king's heart went out to Absalom.
It was told Joab, “Behold, the king is weeping and mourning for Absalom.”
The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!”
As a father pities his children, so the Lord pities those who fear him.
But now, if thou wilt forgive their sin—and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written.”
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brethren, my kinsmen by race.
Elijah was a man of like nature with ourselves and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.