And thy handmaid had two sons: and they quarrelled with each other in the field, and there was none to part them: and the one struck the other, and slew him.
2 Samuel 19:4 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision And all the people were at strife in all the tribes of Israel, saying: The king delivered us out of the hand of our enemies, and he saved us out of the hand of the Philistines: and now he is fled out of the land for Absalom. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the king covered his face and cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! American Standard Version (1901) And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son! Common English Bible The king covered his face and cried out in a loud voice, “Oh, my son Absalom! Oh, Absalom, my son! My son!” Catholic Public Domain Version And the king covered his head, and he was crying out in a great voice: "My son, Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king covered his head, and cried with a loud voice: O my son Absalom, O Absalom my son, O my son. |
And thy handmaid had two sons: and they quarrelled with each other in the field, and there was none to part them: and the one struck the other, and slew him.
5 And thou hast with thee Sadoc, and Abiathar the priests: and what thing soever thou shalt hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Sadoc and Abiathar the priests.
Then Joab going into the house to the king, said: Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, that have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons, and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines.
Then the king arose and sat in the gate: and it was told to all the people that the king sat in the gate: and all the people came before the king, but Israel fled to their own dwellings.
0 But Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in the battle: how long are you silent, and bring not back the king?