And it cometh to pass — they [are] in the way — and the report hath come unto David, saying, ‘Absalom hath smitten all the sons of the king, and there is not left of them one;’
And it cometh to pass, when he seeth her, that he rendeth his garments, and saith, ‘Alas, my daughter, thou hast caused me greatly to bend, and thou hast been among those troubling me; and I — I have opened my mouth unto Jehovah, and I am notable to turn back.’