The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!”
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The king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, “My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son!”
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!”
But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
And the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
But the king, covering his face, gave a great cry, O my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!
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Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8
To continue to lament for so bad a son as Absalom, was very unwise, and very unworthy. Joab censures David, but not with proper respect and deference to his sovereign. A plain case may be fairly pleaded with those above us, and they may be reproved for what they do amiss, but it must not be with rudeness and insolence. Yet David took the reproof and the counsel, prudently and mildly. Timely giving way, usually prevents the ill effects of mistaken measures.
Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.
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