Whatright do you have here,And whomdo you have here,That you have hewna tombfor yourself here,You who hewa tombon the height,You who carvea restingplacefor yourself in the rock?
My fathermade me swear,saying,"Behold,I am about to die;in my gravewhichI dugfor myself in the landof Canaan,thereyou shall buryme." Nowtherefore, pleaselet me goup and burymy father;then I will return.'"
Now Absalomin his lifetimehad takenand setup for himself a pillarwhichis in the King'sValley,for he said,"I havenosonto preservemy name."So he namedthe pillarafterhis own name,and it is calledAbsalom'sMonumentto thisday.
They buriedhim in his own tombwhichhe had cutout for himself in the cityof David,and they laidhim in the restingplacewhichhe had filledwith spicesof various kindsblendedby the perfumers'art;and they madea verygreatfirefor him.
With kingsand [with] counselorsof the earth,Who rebuiltruinsfor themselves;
"Allthe kingsof the nationsliein glory,Eachin his own tomb.
"But you have been castout of your tombLike a rejectedbranch,Clothedwith the slainwho are piercedwith a sword,Who godownto the stonesof the pitLike a trampledcorpse.
Behold,the LORDis about to hurlyou headlong,O man.And He is about to graspyou firmly
"Nowtherefore, whatdo I have here,"declaresthe LORD,"seeing that My peoplehave been takenaway withoutcause?"[Again] the LORDdeclares,"Those who ruleover them howl,and My nameis continuallyblasphemedalldaylong.
"Ariseand go,For thisis noplaceof restBecauseof the uncleannessthat bringson destruction,A painfuldestruction.
and laidit in his own newtomb,whichhe had hewnout in the rock;and he rolleda largestoneagainst the entranceof the tomband went away.
