2 Samuel 18:31-33

Expanded Bible

³¹ Then the Cushite arrived. He said, “·Master and [My Lord the] king, hear the good news! Today the Lord has ·punished [rescued/^Tdelivered you from] those who ·were [rebelled; ^Lrose up] against you!”

³² The king asked the Cushite, “Is young Absalom ·all right [well]?”

The Cushite answered, “May your enemies and all who ·come to hurt you [^Lrise up to do you harm] ·be like [share the fate of] that young man!”

³³ Then the king was ·very upset [overcome with emotion], and he went to the room over the city gate and cried. As he went, he cried out, “My son Absalom, my son Absalom! ·I wish [Would that] I had died and not you. Absalom, my son, my son!”